Definitions for "Medical Malpractice"
Broadly, a claim brought against a health-care professional based on professional negligence wherein the health-care professional violates the applicable standard of care and an injury results.
Type of insurance protecting physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other medical practitioners against claims alleging failure to perform.
A legal cause of action where one party seeks to recover damages against a doctor for his or her failure to render services or skill of suitable competence