Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Decision On Apology Statute In Medical Malpractice Suit

(September 13, 2017, 1:47 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A majority of the Ohio Supreme Court on Sept. 12 resolved a conflict among the state’s lower appellate courts after finding that a doctor apologizing is not an admission of guilt and cannot be used as evidence in a medical malpractice suit pursuant to Ohio’s apology statute (Dennis Stewart v. Rodney E. Vivian M.D., No. 2016-1013, Ohio Sup., 2017 Ohio LEXIS 1683)....

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