Summary jury trials which are advisory shall be regarded as settlement negotiations as governed by Ind.Evidence Rule 408.
Summary jury trials shall be closed to all persons other than the parties of record, their legal representatives, the jurors, and other invited persons. The participants in a summary jury trial shall not be subject to process requiring the disclosure of any matter discussed during the summary jury trial, but rather, such matter shall be considered confidential and privileged in nature. The confidentiality requirement may not be waived by or on behalf of the parties.
Ind. R. Alter. Disp. Res. 5.6