Article Title
First Page
585
Abstract
This Note advocates that when a Federal Rule of Evidence conflicts with a state rule, a court should examine closely the purpose of the rules in an effort to balance the competing policies of comity and procedural uniformity. Part II of this Note provides a general background on legislative and court decisions concerning federal-state conflicts. Part II also illustrates the congressional and judicial inclination to protect state substantive law. Part III dis-cusses the conflict between the Maine Rule and Federal Rule 407. Part IV suggests an approach to the general conflict between state and federal rules and applies that approach to Rule 407.
Recommended Citation
Marcia L. Finkelstein,
Comity and Tragedy: The Case of Rule 407,
38 Vanderbilt Law Review
585
(1985)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol38/iss3/7