Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

TCT.4.2.040 Exclusion of Relevant Evidence: Specific Rules

Evidence of the following is not admissible, even if relevant:

(a) Statements made in settlement negotiations or mediation, compromises, or offers to compromise, when offered to prove liability or the lack thereof.

(b) Corrective measures taken after an event, which would have made the event less likely to occur, when offered to prove negligence or culpability.

(c) Payments, offers to pay, and promises to pay for medical, hospital, or disability expenses, when offered to prove liability.

(d) Pleas of no contest or subsequently withdrawn pleas of guilty, in any court, when offered against the person making the plea, to prove liability.

(e) Existence of insurance against liability, or lack thereof, when offered to prove negligence or culpability.

Original url: https://law.lco-nsn.gov/us/nsn/lco/council/code/TCT.4.2.040

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