Rule 5.408 - Compromise offers and negotiationsa.Prohibited uses. 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.bExceptions. 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; amended September 28, 2016, effective 1/1/2017; amended September 14, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.