Compromise offers and negotiations

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. [Report 1983; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; September 28, 2016, effective January 1, 2017; September 14, 2022, effective January 1, 2023]