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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

Patients, their families and lawyers have complained that Kaiser’s private and confidential system of handling medical malpractice complaints is designed to favor the health plan over those bringing the claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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

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

Imagine you work for an insurance company that sells doctors medical malpractice protection.

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

This was a state of things which readily lent itself to malpractices.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce


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