1. Honestly? Years. Sadly courts don't work as quickly as television series suggest. Every case has a number of deadlines for appealing, pleading, etc. Also, a

1. Honestly? Years. Sadly courts don't work as quickly as television series suggest. Every case has a number of deadlines for appealing, pleading, etc. Also, a very high number of cases are handled simultaneously by one lawyer. This one of the reasons why young associates burn out pretty easily. 2. Medical misconduct as defined by law, with some examples included (a non-exhaustive list). What is your point with this? That article is purportedly vague so that medical accidents could be judged on a case by case basis. In other words, if the opposition has a good lawyer, you're screwed. And you're forgetting the point of my post. Even if the doctor didn't do anything wrong legally, he'll still be haunted by the loss of a patient if he could have prevented it somehow.