Jesus Christ, what a dumbfuck. Med mal defense lawyers benefit not only from the fact that they don't need to prove anything at trial but also from heavy reluctance of people in general to believe docs are capable of fucking up in life-threatening ways. So what do you do upon getting a 100% successful outcome like this? Brag on video about how you were able to blame others for your guy's fuck-up.
Smart money says the professional liability insurer that funded the defense will be all like, "Who has two thumbs and won't be paying the attorney fees for this here retrial"?