Affiliated Manufacturers, Inc. v. Aluminum Co. of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
56 F.3d 521 (1995)
Relevant factsFree
After Alcoa (defendant) won a contract dispute against Affiliated (plaintiff), Affiliated appealed, arguing the trial judge wrongly excluded, under Federal Rule of Evidence 408, internal memos and communications about the parties' pre-litigation dispute over their contract obligations. Affiliated argued Rule 408 should only cover formal settlement negotiations, not the earlier internal discussions about their differing contract interpretations.
IssueFree
Whether Federal Rule of Evidence 408 can exclude evidence of settlement attempts even when those attempts occurred before litigation formally began.
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