Evidence Excluded for Social Policy Reasons

Question 1

Liability Insurance

Answer 1

Inadmissible to prove—negligence or ability to pay

Admissible to prove—ownership or control, impeachment, or as part of an admission of liability

Question 2

Subsequent Remedial Measures

Answer 2

Inadmissible to prove—negligence, culpable conduct, or defect

Admissible to prove—ownership or control, feasibility of the repair, or destruction of evidence

Question 3

Settlement Offers and Accompanying Admissions of Fact

Answer 3

Inadmissible to prove or disprove validity or amount of disputed claim, or to impeach by prior inconsistent statement or contradiction

Exception—preexisting information not protected

Question 4

Offers to Pay Medical Expenses

Answer 4

Inadmissible to prove liability

Accompanying statements of fact are admissible (unlike rule for settlement negotiations)

Question 5

Withdrawn Guilty Pleas and Accompanying Statements

Answer 5

Generally Inadmissible