Under Rule 408, compromise offers may be admitted for which of the following?

• A. To prove liability for the injury
• B. To prove the amount of damages
• C. To show a witness's bias or prejudice or to prove agency, ownership, or control
• D. To prove the defendant's intent to obstruct justice

Answer: (C)

Rule 408 is about offers to settle a claim and statements made during settlement talks. Its purpose is to promote settlement by keeping those negotiations out of proving liability or the amount of damages. But there are limited exceptions: such evidence may be admitted to show a witness’s bias or prejudice, or to prove agency, ownership, or control. Those purposes relate to how someone might testify or who controls a party or its actions, not to establish liability or the value of a claim. That’s why the option describing bias or prejudice and agency/ownership/control fits the rule. Using compromise offers to prove liability, damages, or obstructive intent is not permitted.