The Apology Rule
By Alex Stein In a recent case, Lawrence v. Mountainstar Healthcare, — P.3d —-, 2014 WL 685594 (Utah App. 2014), Utah’s Court of Appeals sharpened the distinction between two categories of doctors’ statements: (1) “we messed up” statements that acknowledge a complication or fault; and (2) statements expressing the doctor’s benevolence and apology for what happened…