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Malpractice
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"bad practice"
Failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and learning expected in profession resulting in injury to patient. |
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Negligence
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Failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in particular position, resulting in injury to another person.
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Assault and battery
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Threat or attempt to injure, and battery includes unlawful touching of another person without consent.
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Invasion of privacy
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unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information about individual without person's consent.
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False Imprisonment
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restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom.
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Abuse
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Any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.
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Defamation
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occurs when false statement causes a person to be ridiculed or damage a person's reputation.
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