What happens to a physician's career after a lawsuit? Legal experts opinion please?

If a physician is sued for not such a huge thing such as not reminding a patient to come in for an appointment (and presently the condition the patient has, has gotten abundantly worst)

1- Does he have to pay money out of his own pocket although he has insurance

2- Will he return with less referals

3-Will his license go on some type of probation

4-If he wants to move out of the state and practice else where on earth in the future, will he have a not easy time finding a job or will he get bad offer?

Thanks a bunch
Please only respond if you really know what you're talking about. This is outstandingly important.

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a devout Physician, will carry malpractice insurance,.....it has been documented that 25 percent of physicians will be sued some time during their career's,.....

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Have you ever read in the region of any such matter and used it in consideration of selecting a doctor?

Neither have anyone else.

The effect is about as close to nil as possible.

Malpractice is something completely different but you specifically excluded that in your question.

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This website can answer a lot of your questions
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category...

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