The recent Pediatrics articles by Carroll and Buddenbaum1 and Kain and Caldwell-Andrews2 analyzed pediatric medical malpractice claims from 2 important sources: the Physician Insurers Association of America data-sharing project and the National Practitioner Data Bank. The authors themselves note the limitations of these data, yet there are important aspects of the litigation process that can be gleaned from this work. Pediatricians should not avoid perusing these types of articles. Because the law is based on precedent, an important risk-management technique is for the practitioner to be aware of the reasons for being sued (eg, errors in diagnosis), the medical conditions that place them at the highest risk for being sued, … Address correspondence to Steven M. Donn, MD, FAAP, F5790 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital/0254, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0254. E-mail: smdonnmd{at}med.umich.edu