N.Y. CPLR § 4547

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 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, oroffering or promising to accept, any valuable consideration incompromising or attempting to compromise a claim which is disputed as toeither validity or amount of damages, shall be inadmissible as proof ofliability for or invalidity of the claim or the amount of damages.Evidence of any conduct or statement made during compromise negotiationsshall also be inadmissible. The provisions of this section shall notrequire the exclusion of any evidence, which is otherwise discoverable,solely because such evidence was presented during the course ofcompromise negotiations. Furthermore, the exclusion established by thissection shall not limit the admissibility of such evidence when it isoffered for another purpose, such as proving bias or prejudice of awitness, negating a contention of undue delay or proof of an effort toobstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.