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Medical Malpractice

Harm caused by a healthcare professional's practice falling below accepted professional standards.

What does this term mean?

Harm caused by a healthcare professional's practice falling below accepted professional standards.

Where does it appear in practice?

Medical records, informed consent, distinction from complications, expert review, and causation are assessed together.

Related terms

Limitation Period Mediation Default

Other glossary entries

Agreed Divorce Protocol Call Detail Records Cancellation and Registration of Title Deed Case Management Order Coercive Imprisonment Consolidation Conveyance / Transfer Deed Default Defense Counsel Disclaimer of Inheritance Dissolution of Co-Ownership Duplicate / Repeated Enforcement Proceeding Ex Officio General Information Check Improvements on Real Property Inheritance Division Judicial Recess Limitation Period Matrimonial Property Regime Mediation Medical Malpractice Pending Property Division on Divorce Reduction Claim Reserved Share Right of First Refusal Service of Notice Sham Transaction Subdivision Suretyship Termination Transfer by Inheritance Unjust Termination