Dr. Leader, former President of the State Surgical Society, was sued on a lack of informed consent allegation. He followed his malpractice carriers advice while remaining busy with his patients. An independent peer review supported him, but he lost the case in a judgment that extended even to his personal assets, by several hundred thousand dollars. After that his malpractice insruance rates shot up, and he couldn’t afford the raised premiums. He had to seek a university position where malpractice was covered.
His mistake was doing only what the defense advised. Practice obligations in addition to a malpractice lawsuit is a lot to manage. But the risk in a malpractice suit together with the fact that insurance defense covers only some of it leaves the physician on the spot. Acting to cover the remaining risk after learning the broader needs for protection provides better defenses

Dr. Writer, made the mistake of writing a prescription to the pharmacist for pain medicaton.

Dr. Senior, was well regarded with long standing leadership positions at the state and local level. He was sued and won an initial case when surveillance of the plaintiff showed he was faking his illness. Two more suits occurred which the malpractice company advised him to settle. However these resulted in substantial increased in his premiums,