[dragonwriter]

> The NP in this story is one of the people that fucked up.

And was sued for it and presumably (the case with regard to her was settled on undisclosed terms) forced to pay. But she fucked up by passively accepting the judgement of the MDs involved, so the upthread comment that this case might encourage (or “legally motivate”) NPs to act more independently is reinforced rather than negated by the fact that the NP fucked up and was held to account here.

> and yet he's vulnerable to a malpractice suit, and the NP is not.

You mean “he got out of even having to face malpractice liability at the trial and first appellate level, while the NP was forced to settle before even reaching trial.”