Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Londagin

Ray Thornton, Justice.

We have jurisdiction of this case pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2 (b) (1) and (6) because the appeal requires us to construe Rule 408 of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence as it applies to the admissibility of evidence of an effort by Wal-Mart to satisfy a customer complaint during subsequent litigation by a third party seeking to recover damages arising out of the same transaction. The trial court ruled that Rule 408 did not require exclusion of the evidence, and the jury awarded damages. Wal-Mart brings this appeal contending that the trial court committed error in…