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Joe O'Neill
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Joe is an Associate Director of Marketing at The Expert Institute. His experience before joining The Expert Institute includes positions in online journalism, medical device marketing, and nonprofit communications.Articles by Joe O'Neill
Insurance Policy Fails to Provide Pre-Judgement Interest
This case takes place in Georgia and involves a provision of an insurance policy with fairly high limits. The insured had given her consent to settle several legal malpractice cases pending against her. The cases were tried, and a large amount…
Posted on inSurgery Proceeds Despite Failure to Fast
At the time of the incident in question, the decedent was a healthy female. She had elected to undergo a cosmetic rhinoplasty from a plastic surgeon. On the day of the procedure, the patient purchased a meal from a local take-out restaurant,…
Posted on inLack of Monitoring Results in Permanent Cardiac Injury
In this case, the plaintiff from Minnesota drove himself to the ER with complaints of pain brought on by physical activity. The emergency room doctor had administered a test which was indicative of insufficient blood flow to the heart. The treating physician then ordered…
Posted on inHeparin Causes Double Amputation
This case takes place in Arizona and involves a female patient who underwent a minor surgical procedure. Prior to the procedure, the patient had been receiving anti-coagulation therapy. The patient was switched to Heparin for the procedure. Some time after the…
Posted on inFailure to Recognize Fracture Causes Permanent Injury
This case takes place in Connecticut and involves a female patient who presented to the defendant with pain and swelling in one of the joints of her left middle finger due to blunt injury. The patient first presented to the defendant…
Posted on inGolfer is Injured by Country Club Employee
This case takes place in Ohio and involves a golf cart accident resulting in serious injury. An employee was operating a golf cart in order to transport water coolers near the caddy facilities. The driver crashed the golf cart into the plaintiff…
Posted on inPolice Officer Allegedly Violates Protocol During Arrest
On the date in question, officers were dispatched based on a report of a suspicious individual lurking in a wooded area near a suburban neighborhood of Georgia. After the officers made contact with the individual, the suspect fled into the…
Posted on inPatient Suffers Brain Damage During Heart Surgery
This case takes place in Massachusetts and involves a patient who underwent a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. During the procedure, the one of the catheters that had been attached to the patient’s arteries came loose, due to an alleged failure…
Posted on inER Doctors Fail to Diagnose Stroke
This case takes place in Washington and involves a male patient who presented to the ER with complaints of neck pain and nausea. He underwent multiple scans and diagnostic tests, all of which appeared to be negative for major injuries…
Posted on inInfectious Disease Physician Discharges Patient; Results in Amputation
This case takes place in Ohio and involves a diabetic male who presented to the hospital with complaints of left foot pain. The patient had an extensive history of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, and he was also a pack-per-day smoker. The…
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