This statute requires parties to superior court civil actions to attend a pretrial mediation hearing. The statute outlines the mediator selection process, sets immunity for mediators and confidentiality for mediation proceedings, and addresses other topics, such as mediator compensation.
North Carolina General Statute 7A-38.1: Mediated settlement conferences in superior court civil actions
General Assembly of North Carolina. Enacted October 1, 1995; revised January 1, 2009http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7A/GS_7A-38.1.html