Malpractice Law and Legal Definition
Malpractice is defined as "any unintentional tort or any breach of contract based on health care or professional services rendered, or which should have been rendered, by a health care provider, to a patient." Cenac v. Hubbell, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68931 (E.D. La. Aug. 4, 2009)