CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Except. Requiring Unavail
......Exception: Decl. Against Interest
.........Types of Interests: Civil Liability
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Statement subjecting declarant to risk of civil liability not inadmissible because of hearsay rule, provided declarant unavailable.

Statement of willingness to settle claim, when not connected with offer to compromise, is admissible as admission against interest.