Exceptions to Rule that Subsequent Remedial Measures are Inadmissible

In a recent case dealing with a design defect in a motorcycle, where a product safety recall was issued, the appellate court gave a good discussion on what's known as a "subsequent remedial measure." Consider this discussion on the inadmissibility of subsequent remedial measures as well as EXCEPTIONS to this rule of inadmissibility: Even if relevant, Suzuki [motorcycle manufacturer] asserts that the recall is a subsequent remedial measure inadmissible under section 90.407, Florida Statutes. Section 90.407 precludes evidence of remedial measures from being used to establish negligence or a product defect. See § 90.407, Fla. Stat. (“Evidence of measures taken...

12 March

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Inadmissible Subsequent Remedial Measures

Posted by David Adelstein

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Sometimes plaintiffs try to introduce evidence of subsequent remedial measures a defendant undertook after a defective condition caused an injury or damage to prove the existence of the defective condition and the culpability of the defendant. In other words, the plaintiff wants to show that if the remedial measure was performed to the defective condition prior to the injury or damage the injury or damage would probably not have occurred. This evidence of subsequent remedial measures is not admissible subject to an impeachment exception (where the evidence is not admitted as substantive evidence but to impeach a witness). To this...

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Exceptions to Rule that Subsequent Remedial Measures are Inadmissible

Inadmissible Subsequent Remedial Measures