Similar occurrence o In civil cases underlying concept of admissibility is the same in criminal and civil cases Admissible more

ore likely the defendant is liable and tend to prove things like preparation, motive, identity MIMIC planning etc which are not issues in civil cases Look at negligence caes In a typical civil case, there is no intent to prove and identity is almost never an issue. That the seller stiffed prior buyers is generally irrelevant. Exceptions are for "criminal cases in civil settings" like fraud. Only negligence cases really create PSA problems. Example, prior injuries with a product to show that manufacturer should have had notice of problems in a product liability action. Or, other people slipped on the plaintiff's icy sidewalk. Plaintiffs want to show knowledge or the existence of a condition. Defendants want to offer prior events to show that it wasn't dangerous. All jurisdictions allow PSA to show that it was dangerous, but some don't allow it in to show that it was safe.