Young v. Verson Allsteel Press Co.

MEMORANDUM

JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, Senior District Judge.

In this diversity action, the question before the court is whether defendant, Federal Pacific Electric Company (Federal) may introduce evidence of plaintiff Young’s settlement with former co-defendant Verson Allsteel Press (Verson) at trial. Here, unlike the typical case, plaintiff is not offering evidence of defendant’s settlement with a third party to establish defendant’s liability. See e.g. Sun Oil v. Govostes, 474 F.2d 1048, 1049 (2d Cir. 1973). Instead, defendant (Federal) seeks to introduce evidence of plaintiff’s settlement with…