Rule 608 – Evidence of character and conduct of witness.
Rule 608. Evidence of character and conduct of witness. (a) Opinion and reputation evidence of character. – The credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of reputation or opinion as provided in Rule 405(a), but subject to these limitations: (1) the evidence may refer only to character for […]
Rule 609 – Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime.
Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime. (a) General rule. – For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a felony, or of a Class A1, Class 1, or Class 2 misdemeanor, shall be admitted if elicited from the witness or established by […]
Rule 413 – Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome.
Rule 413. Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome. Statements by a health care provider apologizing for an adverse outcome in medical treatment, offers to undertake corrective or remedial treatment or actions, and gratuitous acts to assist affected persons shall not be admissible to prove negligence or culpable conduct by the health care […]
Rule 414 – Evidence of medical expenses.
Rule 414. Evidence of medical expenses. Evidence offered to prove past medical expenses shall be limited to evidence of the amounts actually paid to satisfy the bills that have been satisfied, regardless of the source of payment, and evidence of the amounts actually necessary to satisfy the bills that have been incurred but not yet […]
Rule 415 – Evidence of bankruptcy asbestos trust claims.
Rule 415. Evidence of bankruptcy asbestos trust claims. In any civil action asserting personal injury claiming disease based upon exposure to asbestos, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that bankruptcy trust claims materials are relevant, authentic, and admissible in evidence in the civil action. (2018-4, s. 2.)
Rule 406 – Habit; routine practice.
Rule 406. Habit; routine practice. Evidence of the habit of a person or of the routine practice of an organization, whether corroborated or not and regardless of the presence of eyewitnesses, is relevant to prove that the conduct of the person or organization on a particular occasion was in conformity with the habit or routine […]
Rule 407 – Subsequent remedial measures.
Rule 407. Subsequent remedial measures. When, after an event, measures are taken which, if taken previously, would have made the event less likely to occur, evidence of the subsequent measures is not admissible to prove negligence or culpable conduct in connection with the event. This rule does not require the exclusion of evidence of subsequent […]
Rule 408 – Compromise and offers to compromise.
Rule 408. Compromise and offers to compromise. Evidence of (1) furnishing or offering or promising to furnish, or (2) accepting or offering or promising to accept, a valuable consideration in compromising or attempting to compromise a claim which was disputed as to either validity or amount, is not admissible to prove liability for or invalidity […]
Rule 409 – Payment of medical and other expenses.
Rule 409. Payment of medical and other expenses. Evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to pay medical, hospital, or other expenses occasioned by an injury is not admissible to prove liability for the injury. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Rule 410 – Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements.
Rule 410. Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, evidence of the following is not, in any civil or criminal proceeding, admissible for or against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the plea discussions: (1) A plea of guilty which was later […]