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r some of the cost of remediating the land. The defendants sought reports that Reichhold had prepared describing possible environmental violations. Reichhold asserted that these documents were protected by "the privilege of self-critical analysis." Id. at 524. This privilege, "also known as the self-evalu

contamination of groundwater on and under, and storm water runoff from, an industrial plant site it owns in Pensacola, Florida." 157 F.R.D. 523-24. Reichhold brought an action against former owners of the plant site, to recover some of the cost of remediating the land. The defendants sought reports that R

rmits and encourages counsel to discuss matters in an uninhibited fashion often leading to settlement ...." Id. at 930. Ten years later, in Folb v. Motion Picture Ind. Pension & Health Plans, 16 F. Supp. 2d 1164, (C.D.Ca. 1998), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal c

f the cost of remediating the land. The defendants sought reports that Reichhold had prepared describing its own possible environmental violations. Reichhold asserted that these documents were protected by the privilege of self-critical analysis. Id. at 524. This privilege, also known as the self-evaluat

ef Judge Vinson and the Common Law Privilege Of Reporting Environmental Hazards and Violations Reichhold Chemicals involved a Consent Order between Reichhold and the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. The Order obligated Reichhold to investigate and remediate the contamination of groundwate

nt of everything that transpires during mediation . . . . Lake Utopia Paper Ltd. v. Connelly Containers, Inc., 608 F.2d 928 (2d Cir.1979); Folb v. Motion Picture Ind. Pension & Health Plans, 16 F.Supp.2d 1164, 1173 (C.D.Ca. 1998); Sheldone v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Comm n, 104 F.Supp.2d 511, (W.D.Pa. 2000); Microsoft Corporation v. Sun

contamination of groundwater on and under, and storm water runoff from, an industrial plant site it owns in Pensacola, Florida." 157 F.R.D. 523-24. Reichhold brought an action against former owners of the plant site, to recover some of the cost of remediating the land. The defendants sought reports that R

r some of the cost of remediating the land. The defendants sought reports that Reichhold had prepared describing possible environmental violations. Reichhold asserted that these documents were protected by "the privilege of self-critical analysis." Id. at 524. This privilege, "also known as the self-evalu

its and encourages counsel to discuss matters in an uninhibited fashion often leading to settlement . . . ." Id. at 930. Ten years later, in Folb'. Motion Picture Ind. Pension & Health Plans, 16 F. Supp. 2d 1164, (C.D.Ca. 1998), the district court in California became the first federal court to adopt the mediation privilege as federal c