Lawyers get sued all the time for their negligent mistakes. Were you under the mistaken impression that lawyers either cannot or do not get sued?
Far more often, they get sued for what they do intentionally rather than negligently. I'm curious...does lawyer liability insurance pay for intentional torts? Most liability insurance for everyone else specifically excludes intentional torts.
BTW, I'm reading in the recruitment literature that Texas is way up in getting doctors to come from other states to practice there, ever since the tort reform measure passed. You may not be aware that Texas has great and expensive (to Texas taxpayers) medical schools, but lots of the docs leave and have left the state because of the adverse legal climate. Now they are returning--and some of the very much needed specialty surgeons at that--
The promised "doctor glut" of the Hillary years never emerged. Hospitals are suffering a shortage of general and specialty surgeons, particularly trauma surgeons. Enormous cities are doing without high-level trauma care, particularly in Florida. Drive very carefully when you vacation in Orlando.
Looks like the "little guy" is going to enjoy increased availability of physicians and there will be downward pressure on physician services costs (a tiny part of medical costs, BTW) in the state of Texas.