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malpractice

[mal-prak-tis] / mælˈpræk tɪs /


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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, 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

"As long as a single test determines access to scarce opportunities, there will be strong incentives for exam malpractice, regardless of the testing format," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

A malpractice suit called you before the judge for want of a skill, but get caught with an ill-gotten cadaver and the judge punished you for trying to obtain that skill.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

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

The leak, denounced by Erdogan as "villainous", was the latest in a series of anonymous recordings posted on the Internet purportedly revealing graft and other malpractices in his inner circle.

From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2014

But some of his Ministers have been since convicted of malpractices concerning certain archbishoprics, which were bought for money.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by J. P. Mahaffy




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