Rule 407 Subsequent Remedial Measures
Article IV: Relevance and Its Limits
Rule Text
When measures are taken by a party that would have made an earlier injury or harm less likely to occur, evidence of the subsequent measures is not admissible against that party to prove:
negligence;
culpable conduct;
a defect in a product or its design; or
a need for a warning or instruction.
But the court may admit this evidence for another purpose such as impeachment or—if disputed—proving ownership, control, or the feasibility of precautionary measures.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 407 adopted September 11, 1998, effective October 1, 1998; amended June 12, 2003, effective July 1, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 2973; rescinded and replaced January 17, 2013, effective in sixty days, 43 Pa.B. 620. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (338879) to (338880).