§4.25 Civil Settlement Offers Generally Excluded

Authors

Christopher B. Mueller, University of Colorado Law School
Laird Kirkpatrick, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow
Liesa Richter, University of Oklahoma College of Law

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This article addresses the admissibility of settlement offers and settlement discussions under FRE 408. It discusses the requirement that the claim must be disputed and a party must intend to make an offer of compromise. The rule applies to settlements with third parties and also to criminal cases.

GW Paper Series

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-58; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-58

SSRN Link

https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275026

Recommended Citation

Mueller, Christopher B. and Kirkpatrick, Laird C. and Richter, Liesa, §4.25 Civil Settlement Offers Generally Excluded (2018). C. Mueller, L. Kirkpatrick, & L. Richter, Evidence §4.25 (6th ed. Wolters Kluwer 2018); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-58; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-58. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275026