A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending rule 411 of the north carolina rules of evidence regarding the inadmissibility of evidence about liability insurance to provide that the rule does not apply to pretrial negotiations.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 8C, Rule 411 of the Rules of Evidence, reads as rewritten:
"Rule 411. Liability insurance.
Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible at trial upon the issue whether the person acted negligently or otherwise wrongfully. This rule does not require the exclusion of evidence of insurance against liability when offered for another purpose, such as proof of agency, ownership, or control, or bias or prejudice of a witness. This rule does not apply to pretrial negotiations."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015, and applies to cases pending on or after that date.