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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
Pharmaceutical Company Breaches Collaboration Agreement by Marketing Cancer Drug
This case involves a biotech company that developed cancer-fighting drugs. The company partnered with a pharmaceutical company to develop a new-generation of cancer drugs. One of the drugs that the two companies developed became a successful drug for treating liver…
Posted on inHair Removal Product Inventor Claims Patent Infringement
This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a dispute arising from an alleged patent infringement. The plaintiff, a notable designer and inventor of industrial products, presented a patented concept to a prospective client – a Fortune 500 company – specifically designed…
Posted on inPatient is Injured by Cessation of Warfarin
This case takes place in New York and involves a female patient who had been taking warfarin for several years before undergoing an elective surgery. In advance of the procedure, she saw a hematologist, who took her off warfarin in…
Posted on inDangerous Retail Display Causes Fall
This case takes place in New York and involves a man who slipped and fell at a shopping mall. He was walking out of a store in the mall, at which tripped over an external sign that had a leg which extended into…
Posted on inPatient is Injured by Contrast Fluid
This case takes place in Indiana and involves a patient with a past medical history of intravenous drug abuse. The patient was due to undergo a radiology procedure, and the patient’s PCP requested that a PICC line -as opposed to a…
Posted on inConstruction Workers Injured by Defective Cherry Picker
This case is a construction safety case involving a cherry picker manufactured by a well known brand, which had been rented to the plaintiffs from a well-known equipment rental company. At the time of the accident, the workers were in the…
Posted on inCompany Accountants Distort Financial Statements
This case takes place in New York and involves a breach in fiduciary duty by an accountant. The plaintiff is the owner of a large farm equipment dealership. The defendants were, at the time of the incident, employees at this…
Posted on inForensic Expert Witness: Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Suspect
In this case, a police officer accidentally discharged his firearm while in the process of apprehending a suspect in the state of Idaho. The police officer had apparently subdued the suspect after a long car and foot chase through the use of…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Correctly Diagnose Appendicitis
This case takes place in Ohio and involves a female patient who presented to her primary care physician with abdominal pain. The doctor referred her to the emergency room, and called the ER to let the hospital know that the patient…
Posted on inSurgical Positioning Causes Serious Injury
This case takes place in North Carolina and involves a male patient who was admitted to hospital for performance of laparoscopic surgery. During surgery, he was placed in an inclined position for several hours. Post-operatively, severe swelling was noted to…
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