Season 3
Episodes
Communication After Catastrophe
Welcome to Season 3 of Doctors and Litigation: The L Word!
We start off with an update on the LEAP Course (Litigation Education and Performance) -- sign up from now through December 1, 2025 with coupon code LEAP100...
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The Blame Game: Finger Pointing in Charting and Litigation
REMEMBER: Use code LEAP100 until December 1st, 2025, to get 100$ off of the LEAP for Clinicians course! Eligible for 16 Category 1 CME/CNE Credits. Learn the essential mindset and skillset you need as a clinician in...
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Malpractice Litigation and Advocacy
This month we take a high level view of the landscape of 'tort reform' in the US (and what does that even mean?)
Physician-lawyer Dr. Shilpa Mathew, MD JD, walks us through some basics of tort law and advocacy efforts...
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The Educated Defendant: An Attorney's Best Asset
THIS EPISODE is a must-listen for anyone facing, or fearing, litigation. (And their attorneys.)
Host Dr. Pensa interviews radiologist Dr. Nirav Patel about his extraordinary journey through litigation...and what he...
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The Educated Defendant, Part Two: An Elite Trial Attorney's Advice
What happens when a physician defendant doesnāt just āget throughā litigation ā but prepares for it?
In Part 2 of The Educated Defendant, host Dr. Gita Pensa sits down with the veteran trial attorney who defended Dr....
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"Reviving Fairness" in Malpractice Litigation: John Hall Returns
In this episode, host Dr. Gita Pensa sits down to continue her conversation with elite defense trial attorney, John E. Hall, Jr. His recent book, "Reviving Fairness: Defending Healthcare Heroes", outlines the shifts...
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The Weaponization of Punitive Damages
In this episode, we take a hard look at the growing use, and misuse, of punitive damages allegations in medical malpractice cases -- and how this trend has reshaped the practice of medicine in places like New...
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Perfectionism in Medicine and Litigation
Perfectionism is one of the most underappreciated drivers of suffering in malpractice litigation, and one of the least talked about. In this episode, Dr. Gita Pensa is joined by Dr. Amna Shabbir, dual board-certified...
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Know Your Opponent: Trends in Plaintiff's Attorney Tactics
Litigation in the U.S. is an enormous business sector. Tort costs exceeded $529 billion in 2022, rising at 7.1% annually between 2016 and 2022, outpacing both inflation and GDP growth. Medical malpractice litigation...
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Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and Litigation: Starting the Conversation
Physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and other non-physician clinicians increasingly face malpractice litigation --...
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Medical Leadership and Litigation: Ten Steps to Changing Culture
Imagine you are a highly capable physician who saved a patient's life. You're sued over it anyway.Ā
Actually, your hospital system is sued for it, but they need you to defend it.
You spend days preparing for...
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Claims Frequency and Severity in 2026: An Interview with Robert E. White, Jr.
This month we're taking a look at the data available to physicians regarding their risk of malpractice litigation in the US.
We are typically limited to survey data, national insurance company claims data, and data...
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