A negligant or incompetent on behalf of an individual, usually applied to professionals.
Injurious conduct by an individual acting in an official or professional capacity, such as a doctor.
Professional misconduct, negligence or lack of ordinary skill in the performance of a professional act. Such action renders a person liable to suit for damages.
Professional misconduct or lack of ordinary skill in the performance of a professional act which renders the practitioner liable to suit for damages.
When a legal or medical professional, through negligence, ignorance or intent, does not demonstrate proper competence, resulting in damage to a client.
The failure of a professional to render work, labor, services, or skill of suitable competence
The result of mistakes made by a professional service provider.
Breach of a professional duty by one rendering professional services that is the proximate cause of injury, loss, or damage to other persons.
Professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill. A claim of malpractice must prove two things. One, you must prove that you could have won your case were it not for your lawyer's negligence. And, secondly, you must prove that your lawyer's actions were negligent.
professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
The negligent performance of responsibilities by a professional person which results in injury or damage to his/her patient.
Improper actions or failure to exercise skill by a professional or others involved with the care of the human body, such as a physician, dentist, blood bank, etc. Malpractice insurance is a form of liability coverage against such mistakes.
The acts or omissions of a health care provider that fall below the recognized standard of acceptable professional practice under the circumstances.
Tortuous, compensable professional misconduct or lack of professional skill resulting in injury to another, especially when applied to lawyers, health care providers, and other people trained in a profession.
The negligence or incompetence on behalf of an individual, usually applied to professionals.
Behavior by a professional person in the course of his or her job involving failure of the person to bring to the matter at hand the mount of care, skill, and knowledge possessed by the ordinary reasonable professional in that or similar communities, resulting in harm to the client.
Professional misconduct, negligence or unreasonable lack of professional skill which results in injury or loss to another.
Misconduct in a professional capacity through negligence, carelessness, lack of skill, or malicious intent.
Negligent professional conduct or the improper discharge of professional duties that fails to meet the standard of care, resulting in harm to a person.
Improper or negligent behavior by a professional, such as a doctor or a lawyer. The failure of a professional to follow the accepted standards of practice of his or her profession.
Professional misconduct or lack of ordinary skill in the performance of a professional act. Coverage for malpractice liability is insuring for performance of a professional act. Coverage for malpractice liability is excluded by most public liability policies; this is a specialized form of insurance.
Improper or unethical conduct or unreasonable lack of skill by a holder of a professional or official position; often applied to physicians, dentists, lawyers, and public officers to denote negligent or unskillful performance of duties when professional skills are obligatory. Malpractice is a cause of action for which damages are allowed.
Professional misconduct; immoral behavior in the performance of one's professional duties; neglect of one's duties toward a client by an attorney, or toward a patient by a physician; unusual lack of skill in the performance of one's professional activities.
The failure, by a hospital, doctor, nurse or other professional, to meet the standard of care in treating a patient, that results in injury or death.
Any professional misconduct.
Unreasonable lack of skill or care by someone who practices a given profession.
Unprofessional, incompetent or inappropriate medical care.
Negligent conduct by a professional person.
Negligent act or omission of a professional.
lawsuit brought against a professional (e.g., doctor, lawyer) for loss caused by the professional's failure to meet the standards of practice for that profession
Malpractice can occur in any professional setting when a person is injured as the result of breach of duty, negligence, or lack of ordinary skill. Medical malpractice is a common form of malpractice that our lawyers deal with.
The delivery of substandard care or services by a lawyer, doctor, dentist, accountant or other professional. Generally, malpractice occurs when a professional fails to provide the quality of care that should reasonably be expected in the circumstances, with the result that her patient or client is harmed. In the area of legal malpractice, you need to prove two things to show that you were harmed: first, that your lawyer screwed up; and second, that if the lawyer had handled the work properly, you would have won your original case.
A performance by a professional which is deficient in skill from what might ordinarily be expected of a professional person. The standard of performance to which a professional person will be held is necessarily higher than the standard which an unskilled person would be expected to display.
Improper care, conduct, or treatment by a physician, hospital, or other provider of health care.
negligent or incorrect treatment of a patient by a health professional; may include other claims such as breach of contract.
alleged professional misconduct or lack of ordinary skill in the performance of a professional act. A practitioner is liable for damage or injuries caused by malpractice. Such liability, for some professions, can be covered by insurance. (See PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY)
In law, malpractice is type of tort in which the misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance of a professional, under a duty to act, fails to follow generally accepted professional standards, and that breach of duty is the proximate cause of injury to a plaintiff who suffers damages. It is committed by a professional or her/his subordinates or agents on behalf of a client or patient that causes damages to the client or patient. Perhaps the most publicized forms are medical malpractice and legal malpractice by medical practitioners and lawyers respectively, though malpractice suits against accountants (Arthur Andersen) and investment advisors (Merrill Lynch) have been in the news more recently.