New York Laws
Article 45 - Evidence
4547 - Compromise and Offers to Compromise.

§ 4547. Compromise and offers to compromise. Evidence of (a)
furnishing, or offering or promising to furnish, or (b) accepting, or
offering or promising to accept, any valuable consideration in
compromising or attempting to compromise a claim which is disputed as to
either validity or amount of damages, shall be inadmissible as proof of
liability for or invalidity of the claim or the amount of damages.
Evidence of any conduct or statement made during compromise negotiations
shall also be inadmissible. The provisions of this section shall not
require the exclusion of any evidence, which is otherwise discoverable,
solely because such evidence was presented during the course of
compromise negotiations. Furthermore, the exclusion established by this
section shall not limit the admissibility of such evidence when it is
offered for another purpose, such as proving bias or prejudice of a
witness, negating a contention of undue delay or proof of an effort to
obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.

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