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malpractice

[mal-prak-tis] / mælˈpræk tɪs /


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The case brought Deters in conflict with the doctor’s Indiana-based malpractice insurer, MedPro Group, which has taken the position that it isn’t liable in cases of willful misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The hospital has denied Thurman’s malpractice allegations in a court filing.

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, legal malpractice claims are generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations, although certain exceptions may extend the filing deadline.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

What comes up again and again in malpractice cases is that patients say they were rushed or ignored or treated poorly.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

He had been ordered out of show rings before that day for malpractices.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton


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