This is more a comment on the medical malpractice system in general, but how is it possible that physicians are expected to be 100% sensitive and specific? Hell, even the best lab tests spit out a false positive or false negative every once in a while, yet people don't go around suing the manufacturers of those tests (or do they?). I feel like if a physician is generally pretty good and the miss isn't a result of gross negligence (note, I'm not talking about folks like the VA pathologist who was signing out inebriated), there should be some leeway for a mistake every now and then. Yes, it sucks for the patient and the family who is affected, but it's ridiculous to expect humans (or any test for that matter) to be 100% sensitive or specific.