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Although settlement negotiations and offers are inadmissible (i) to show the validity or invalidity of a claim when validity is in dispute, (ii) to show the amount of damages when the amount is in dispute, or (iii) to impeach by showing a prior inconsistent statement or specific contradiction, settlements, settlement offers, and settlement negotiations are admissible if they are offered for other purposes.

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Contributed in 2009 by Joannes Vinarao-Pilapil
Last edited in 2010 by Peter Tillers
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