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Aim: The objectives of this study are to evaluate malpractice from forensic medicine nbsp; perspective studying lawsuits filed against healthcare professionals who performed medical interventions on cases aged between 0 18 years Material and Method: Medical malpractice claims nbsp; filed against nbsp; healthcare professionals n= 378 submitted nbsp; to The Council of Forensic Medicine during the years 2002 ndash;2006 by the courts to form expert opinion were evaluated by 3 Specialty Board were examined nbsp;retrospectively The cases were evaluated in regard to being complaint about which health workers being engaged with a lawsuit of which health instutions being complaint about which department of health institutions and the damages arising and fault finding processes which occur in medical malpractice cases Results: Among the healthcare institutions subjected to malpractice claims state hospitals ranked first 52 7 followed by private hospitals 16 4 Pediatricians took the lead among healthcare professionals accused of malpractice followed by practicians 219 cases of malpractice 57 9 ensued in death nbsp; Opinions in favour of or against medical malpractice were expressed in 28 8 n=109 and 51 6 n=195 nbsp; of the cases respectively Conclusions: Because of increasing medical malpractices by age group 0 18 in our country the group of health professionals especially pediatricians and practitioners should be more careful and attentive of the diagnosis treatment and care Moreoever the patient his her relatives and intimates should be provided with detailed information about the complications and adverse effects of the recommended treatment using eligible words Turk Arch Ped 2011; 46: 151 8