malpractice case

collocation in English

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malpractice
noun[U]
uk
/ˌmælˈpræk.tɪs/us
/ˌmælˈpræk.tɪs/
failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury ...
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case
noun
uk
/keɪs/us
/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofmalpracticeandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He goes through problems that most doctors go through, like themalpracticecase.
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Medical records form the core of any medicalmalpracticecase.
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He had amalpracticecaseagainst him because he had a patient die under his medical care.
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The novel centered on a down-on-his-luck lawyer who tries amalpracticecaseagainst two prominent doctors whose negligence caused a pregnant woman to go into a coma.
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Throughout the 19th and much of the 20th centuries, physician defendants in malpractice cases were judged by local standards.
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Medical malpractice cases there are very worrying, especially as they are tried by juries who have sympathy for the patient and none for the doctor who is insured.
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The law limits non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000.
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His practice focuses on criminal defense, litigation and medical malpractice cases.
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Frist has been an advocate for imposing caps on the amount of money courts can award plaintiffs for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
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Specializing in personal injury and malpractice cases, he had a reputation as a dramatic courtroom lawyer who made emotional presentations to juries.
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The doctrine was not initially welcome in medical malpractice cases.
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Indiana applies pure contributory negligence to medical malpractice cases and tort claims against the state government.
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Doherty specializes in legal malpractice cases.
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