Pennsylvania Code
Title 225 - RULES OF EVIDENCE
Article IV - RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS
Rule 408 - Compromise Offers and Negotiations
Universal Citation: 225 PA Code ยง 408
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Prohibited Uses. Evidence of the following is not admissible-on behalf of any party-either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of a disputed claim or to impeach by a prior inconsistent statement or a contradiction:
(1) furnishing, promising, or
offering-or accepting, promising to accept, or offering to accept-a valuable
consideration in compromising or attempting to compromise the claim;
and
(2) conduct or a statement made
during compromise negotiations about the claim.
(b) Exceptions. The court may admit this evidence for another purpose, such as proving a witness's bias or prejudice, negating a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.
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