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malpractice

[mal-prak-tis] / mælˈpræk tɪs /


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In both instances, the Eagles and Commanders committed strategic malpractice and paid the price by not walking off the field with a victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Thurman has an ongoing lawsuit against Ascension Seton Williamson and the other hospital, Ascension Seton Highland Lakes, for medical malpractice.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Plaintiffs attorneys, legislators and patients say that Kaiser’s private and confidential process for arbitrating legal disputes over medical care still has key flaws that favor Kaiser over patients bringing malpractice cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In Texas, a legal malpractice claim generally requires proving four key factors, according to this guide from Kassab Law Firm in Houston.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Because all the surgeons had testified that the bullet wound was mortal, Cox said, doctor malpractice was not an issue in determining the defendant's guilt.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

In October 2025, Seoul apologised for the first time for state-sanctioned malpractices, saying "unjust human rights violations" were committed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Earlier this week, insurer Aviva said it had seen a 16% rise in such malpractices till October this year compared with the same period last year.

From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2022

There was one rural hospital, the site of various malpractices.

From Salon ● May 3, 2022

“We found exactly the same malpractices in exactly the same districts in 2018 as we did the year before,” Klimek says.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2018

And by the Metropolitan Police system every man promoted is transferred to another division, so that the rank and file would have to induce a continually changing series of strangers to connive at their malpractices.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by George Dilnot


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