Settlement Offers and Negotiations

When a claim is disputed as to validity or amount, evidence of statements or conduct by parties or their attorneys in settlement negotiations, with or without a mediator present, including offers of compromise or any payment in settlement of a related claim, is not admissible either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of the disputed claim. Such evidence shall not be excluded when offered for another purpose; and evidence otherwise admissible shall not be excluded merely because it was disclosed during settlement negotiations. NOTE : Adopted September 15, 1992 to be effective July 1, 1993; amended September 15, 1998 to be effective July 1, 1999; amended September 16, 2019 to be effective July 1, 2020.