N.C. Ct. App. Leg. Stand., EVIDENTIARY MATTERS, Compromise and Offers to Compromise (N.C.R. Evid. 408)

As amended through December 11, 2024
Compromise and Offers to Compromise (N.C.R. Evid. 408)

"Rule 408 provides that evidence of conduct or statements made in compromise negotiations is inadmissible. This rule does not, however, require the exclusion of evidence that is otherwise discoverable or offered for another purpose, merely because it is presented in the course of compromise negotiations. Renner v. Hawk, 125 N.C. App. 483, 492-493, 481 S.E.2d 370, 375-76 (citation omitted), disc. review denied, 346 N.C. 283, 487 S.E.2d 553 (1997).

N.c. Ct. App. Leg. Stand., EVIDENTIARY MATTERS, Compromise and Offers to Compromise (N.C.R. Evid. 408)

Revised July 26, 2016.