Malpractice

	Tort law
	Part of the common law series
	Intentional torts
	Assault · Battery; False imprisonment Intentional infliction of; emotional distress (IIED)
	Property torts
	Trespass (land · chattels); Conversion; Detinue · Replevin · Trover
	Defenses
	Consent · Necessity; Defense of: (Self · Others · Property); Privilege of: (Arrest · Discipline); Recapture of property; Recovery of land
	Negligence
	Duty of care · Standard of care; Proximate cause · Res ipsa loquitur; Calculus of negligence; Rescue doctrine · Duty to rescue
	Specific types Negligent infliction of; emotional distress (NIED) Employment-related · Entrustment; Malpractice (legal · medical)
	Liability torts
	Product liability; Ultrahazardous activity
	Nuisance
	Public nuisance; Rylands v. Fletcher
	Dignitary torts
	Defamation · Invasion of privacy; False light · Breach of confidence; Abuse of process; Malicious prosecution; Alienation of affections
	Economic torts
	Fraud · Tortious interference; Conspiracy · Restraint of trade
	Liability, defences, remedies
	Comparative / contributory negligence; Last clear chance · Eggshell skull; Vicarious liability · Volenti non fit injuria; Ex turpi causa non oritur actio; Neutral reportage · Damages; Injunction
	Duty to visitors
	Trespassers · Licensees · Invitees; Attractive nuisance
	Other common law areas
	Contracts · Criminal law · Evidence; Property · Wills, trusts and estates
	Portals
	Law
	v • d • e

In law, malpractice is a type of negligence 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 featured in the news more recently.^{[citation needed]}

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