Ramada Development Company v. Martin W. Rauch, Defendants-Third Party J. Stewart Stein, Third Party

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• noting that Rule 408 “is designed to encourage settlements by fostering free and full discussion of the issues”
• affirming trial court’s exclusion of an architect’s report that was commissioned by the plaintiff to serve as a basis for settlement negotiations regarding alleged construction defects
• affirming trial court’s exclusion of an architect’s report that was commissioned by the plaintiff to serve as a basis for settlement negotiations regarding alleged construction defects
• determining the test for whether something falls within Rule 408 is “whether the statements . . . were intended to be part of the negotiations toward compromise” (internal citation omitted)

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