Barring Admission of a Defendant’s Apology: SB 6429 (2002)

November 15th, 2016

Washington

Barred the admission of a defendant’s apology to a plaintiff as evidence in support of a plaintiff’s case. The law previously discouraged discourse and impeded the resolution of disputes between parties by allowing apologies to be used against defendants in litigation

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