Compromise Negotiations. Other than the provisions of this Agreement explicitly set forth herein, any discussions between the parties hereto in reference to the drafting hereof (the “Negotiations”) shall not be utilized or admissible in any subsequent litigation between the parties hereto. All such Negotiations shall be considered “compromise negotiations” pursuant to N.Y. C.P.L.R. 4547, Fed. R. Evid. 408 and any comparable provision of any other state or federal law which may now or in the future be deemed applicable to the Negotiations, and none of such Negotiations shall be considered “otherwise discoverable” or be permitted to be discoverable or admissible for any other purpose except to prove “bias, prejudice, interest of a witness or a party, negating a contention of undue delay, or an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution” as provided by N.Y. C.P.L.R. 4547, Fed. R. Evid. 408 and any comparable provision of any other state or federal law which may now or in the future be deemed applicable to the Negotiations. For purposes of clarification, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a dispute arises out of this Agreement, the parties shall have the absolute right to resolve such dispute in the courts specified in Section 13 below.
Compromise Negotiations. Other than the provisions of this Modification explicitly set forth herein, any discussions between the parties hereto in reference to the drafting hereof (the “Negotiations”) shall not be utilized or admissible in any subsequent litigation between the parties hereto. All such Negotiations shall be considered “compromise negotiations” pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 408 and any comparable provision of any other state or federal law which may now or in the future be deemed applicable to the Negotiations, and none of such Negotiations shall be considered “otherwise discoverable” or be permitted to be discoverable or admissible for any other purpose or to prove “bias or prejudice; negating a contention of undue delay; and proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution” as provided by Fed. R. Evid. 408 and any comparable provision of any other state or federal law which may now or in the future be deemed applicable to the Negotiations.
Compromise Negotiations. Any and all communications between the Parties during the period from September 10, 1998 through and including the date of this Amendment, Termination and Release Agreement are hereby deemed to be "Compromise Negotiations" within the meaning of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
