Until now, when a lawsuit is frivolous, once a doctor who is the defendant prevails, the case concludes. However, there is a next step. Whether it is taken depends on this doctor. Prevailing means there is 95 percent confidence that the lawsuit is frivolous. Not every frivolous lawsuit is malicious; however, every malicious lawsuit is
How to hold ambulance chasers and hired guns accountable for frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits at little to no cost originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
