Not if the lawyers have their way:
Providence lawyer Steven Minicucci, who handles malpractice suits, said that displays of compassion are rarely useful in building such cases. But an apology and an admission of error could be key evidence. He opposes the Rhode Island legislation.“I like to call it the’I'm sorry I killed your mother’ bill,” Minicucci said. “If a doctor comes out and says something like that, he shouldn’t be able to immunize himself against statements like that by couching it in an apology.”
Trial lawyers also call Rhode Island’s bill unfair and overly broad because it could bar some internal hospital reports on medical errors from becoming evidence.
Update:
Overlawyered with more.
