{"id":11231,"date":"2013-07-10T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myphillylawyer.com\/?p=11231"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:22:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:22:56","slug":"myphillylawyers-dean-weitzman-discusses-apology-rule-on-mpl-court-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myphillylawyer.com\/yue\/2013\/07\/10\/myphillylawyers-dean-weitzman-discusses-apology-rule-on-mpl-court-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"MyPhillyLawyer&#8217;s Dean Weitzman Discusses &#8220;Apology Rule&#8221; On MPL Court Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tune in to Old School 100.3-FM on Sunday, July 14, at 7:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bill moving through the Pennsylvania Legislature, PA Senate Bill 379, would ban plaintiffs from using doctors&#8217; apologies as proof of guilt in medical malpractice cases. If Pennsylvania passes the &#8220;apology rule,&#8221; also known as the &#8220;benevolent gesture bill,&#8221; it would be the 37 th state to enact similar legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If passed, will the apology rule put injured patients at a disadvantage in the courtroom? Or will it allow doctors to feel more comfortable apologizing to patients without significantly affecting medical malpractice lawsuits?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the questions MyPhillyLawyer&#8217;s Dean Weitzman and two accomplished doctors, Dr. Aasta Mehta from Drexel University\/Hahneman Hospital and Dr. Richard Schott, President of the PA Medical Society, will address in the upcoming MPL Court Radio program, &#8220;Is Sorry Enough?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drs. Schott and Mehta are in favor of the apology rule\/benevolent gesture bill. Proponents of the bill argue that doctors are afraid to say &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry&#8221; because patients might see the gesture as an admission of guilt and use it against a doctor in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weitzman worries that the bill goes too far. &#8220;This is a proposal that is being pushed by those in favor of tort reform. They figure that if doctors apologize, fewer people will bring lawsuits,&#8221; he said in a recent interview about the program. &#8220;That being said, there is a middle ground that we can all agree on. If a doctor apologizes, that&#8217;s one thing. If, however, a doctor admits to a mistake during an apology, then that admission should be evidence of negligence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where do you stand on this issue? Will the apology rule help or hurt injured patients?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tune in to MPL Court Radio on Old School 100.3 in Philadelphia this Sunday, July 14, at 7:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rnbphilly.com\/listen-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen live on BlackPlanet Radio<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tune in to Old School 100.3-FM on Sunday, July 14, at 7:00 a.m. A bill moving through the Pennsylvania Legislature, PA Senate Bill 379, would ban plaintiffs from using doctors&#8217; apologies as proof of guilt in medical malpractice cases. 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