malpractice
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An increase in patients, not enough medical staff, the threat of malpractice lawsuits, and distress about patients’ inability to pay for healthcare got so bad that he developed post-traumatic stress disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Michelle Maloney, who is representing the families of both Texas patients in malpractice lawsuits, said she was pleasantly surprised by the board’s recent actions.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
When the Duke of Sussex embarked on his last legal campaigns, against Mirror Group Newspapers and Rupert Murdoch's News Group, there was already plenty of evidence of media malpractice.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The commissioner is essentially telling players that their union has engaged in malpractice, losing touch with its own members while the economics of baseball changed around them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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
Vocabulary lists containing malpractice
Legal Lingo, List 5
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: mal
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