The nicey-nicey portion of the program happened at the time, the next day, the next week, the next month and on through six months of extended care provided by the midwife. At the time, the clients held no one harmless. At the time, everyone was pleased with the level of care they received. At the time, no one was feeling litigious. At the time, no one had spent two years caring for a kid with cerebral palsy. Really, this is between the family and the hospital and our participation is collateral damage. We won't even know what that entails for months - my wife's involvement is likely to be terminated as soon as the plaintiffs process their discovery, which hasn't even begun. Of course, these are all likelihoods, not certainties. Possibilities include losing the house and declaring bankruptcy. But we won't know anything until war begins in earnest. Know what's shitty? You can lose your home, lose all your assets, have your credit rating destroyed and still have student loans.