§ 4-21.5-3.5-26 — Mediation regarded as settlement negotiation

Indiana § 4-21.5-3.5-26

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 21.5: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS AND
• Ch. 3.5: Mediation

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(a) Mediation shall be regarded as a
settlement negotiation. Evidence of furnishing or offering or promising
to accept a valuable consideration in compromising or attempting to
compromise a claim that was disputed as to either validity or amount
is not admissible in a proceeding to prove liability for or invalidity of
the claim or its amount.
(b) Evidence of conduct or statements made in the course of
mediation is not admissible. However, this subsection does not require
the exclusion of evidence otherwise discoverable merely because it is
presented in the course of the mediation process. This subsection does
not require exclusion when the evidence is offered for another purpose,
such as bias or prejudice of a witness or negating a contention of undue
delay.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.16-1996, SEC.1.