Am J Clin Pathol. 2015 Dec;144(6):828-9. doi: 10.1309/AJCP7R6XVXOEPFAH.

Pathologists and liability: an old medical story needing a new ending.

Allen TC1, Liang BA2.

Author information

• 1From the Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and.
• 2Global Health Policy Institute, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla.

"Of interest here is that pathologists, as the authors note, are low-frequency, high-severity defendants compared with other specialties traditionally associated with concerns of tort liability, such as neurosurgeons. So an important question is, do pathologists exhibit assurance behaviors that lead to defensive medicine?"