How to Use malpractice in a Sentence
malpractice
noun- Doctors need to have malpractice insurance to protect themselves against lawsuits.
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From the minute the raid occurred, Trump has been trying to paint the seizure as the real malpractice at hand.
—Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
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Gregory was startled at the news, as was the judge in his malpractice suit against Wood.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022
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The press tends to gloss over the dog whistles, but years of this malpractice has led to the whistles becoming as loud as bullhorns.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 16 May 2022
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Varughese and Sun are both defendants in the malpractice case.
—Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 23 June 2023
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The patient went on the make a moderate recovery but became one of the first high-profile malpractice cases in the state.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 17 Feb. 2024
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Far from being acts of compassion, these would be acts of malpractice.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
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Aid Access has found a malpractice carrier who would cover them, one of the doctors says.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
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Ray filed a civil suit against Peter Hackett in 2012 for wrongful death and malpractice.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2023
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One sticking point for the committee has been if, or how, to publicize malpractice claims settled out of court.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
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Rez Dogs’ exclusion is straight-up malpractice, the kind of snub that (further) discredits the Emmys.
—Time, 12 July 2023
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After a query about the injection to one of the pharmacy’s owners, a medical-malpractice lawyer sent an email.
—C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
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The killer was a homeless electrician who had lost a medical malpractice suit in her courtroom.
—Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
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Many inheritances have been wiped out by IRS liens, malpractice claims and other risks that all could have been avoided with a simple trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
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Under the law, the parents of children born with a certain type of brain injury were precluded from filing malpractice suits.
—Carol Marbin Miller, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2022
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Lee brought claims against him for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022
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According to the terms of a legal settlement in a malpractice suit against Dormu, Rosenberg cannot comment on his care.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 24 May 2023
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So there may also be cases where doctors are charged with malpractice for failing to provide standard of care.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022
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But this is also true: Belichick failed his young quarterback last season in a way that bordered on malpractice.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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Johnson also said that with paying malpractice insurance, staff and medical providers, dealing with the shift in the scope of practice has not been easy.
—Alander Rocha Alabama Reflector, al, 13 Feb. 2023
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Obstetrics also has among the highest rates of malpractice suits, which drives up insurance costs and pushes doctors away from the field.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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Osheroff sued Chestnut Lodge for malpractice in 1982 and settled.
—Sally Satel, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
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Indeed, the question of how the data could be used in legal cases is unclear, and malpractice lawyers will almost certainly try to get it if it's involved in a case.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2024
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In 2021, a group of former clients sued the Angelos law firm, alleging legal malpractice.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
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The provider of mandatory malpractice insurance for lawyers in Oregon issued an alert at the end of the day, warning about new contracts the public defense agency has asked lawyers to sign.
—oregonlive, 10 June 2022
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And now her family alleges the hospital is in the wrong and has filed a lawsuit claiming medical malpractice.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
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Spayd’s defense attorney, Steven Wells, said the case was not about medical malpractice.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2022
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Asking children to perform instead of live is parental malpractice.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
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Kottler says therapists may be loath to let a source of revenue walk out the door; after all, their malpractice insurance, rent, and other payments are due.
—WIRED, 28 Sep. 2022
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Phong said that is in addition to malpractice insurance and paying off student loans.
—Randy Diamond, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
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