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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
Lawyer Funnels Money Out of Trust Fund
In this case, the defendant attorney was asked to serve as a manager of a trust fund. The trustors had previously owned a large business, and had begun to sell many of the company’s assets at the time of the…
Posted on inPolice Allegedly Misuse Drug Testing Kits
This case involves an individual who was charged with drug possession. The plaintiff takes a dietary supplement, which she would habitually carry with her in the form of a loose powder in a plastic bag. The plaintiff was pulled over on…
Posted on inCyclist Injured by Unsafe Bike Path
This cycling case takes place in New Jersey and involves injury following a bicycle accident. The plaintiff was riding his bike along a bike path in a municipal park. The bike path was made out of asphalt, and consisted of two sets…
Posted on inCar Accident Linked to Testicular Torsion
This case involves a young male patient with no past medical history or testicular problems who developed right-sided testicular pain several days after he was a victim in a motor vehicle accident in the state of Idaho. The patient suffered…
Posted on inAccuracy of K-9 Search Results Questioned
This case is a criminal case that involves a female who was pulled over for speeding. During the traffic stop, the trooper believed that the defendant was acting suspiciously, at which time he requested that she step out of the…
Posted on inNursing Staff Fails to Care for Patient
This case takes place in Washington and involves a male patient who was admitted to a residential care home as an in-patient resident following a heart attack. The medical records show that the patient was a vulnerable adult who required…
Posted on inPlaintiff Injured on Wet Floor
This case involves a slip and fall on a wet floor in an Idaho-based community center. The community center’s primary meeting space was rented out to an organization to run an after-school program that would take place in the early afternoon. In…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Treat Patient’s Stroke
This case takes place in New York and involves a female patient who presented to the emergency room with the classic signs and symptoms of a stroke including slurred speech, dizziness, and weakness on one side. The patient was finally…
Posted on inCommercial Property Damaged by Fire
This claim involves a mixed use property in the state of Idaho that included several floors of apartments situated above ground floor retail space with several active tenants. However, after a neighboring building caught fire due to a defective dishwasher,…
Posted on inDam Repairs Run Over-Budget
This case takes place in Arkansas and involves a rehabilitative construction project to repair and reinforce a dam that was responsible for controlling floodwaters in the surrounding area. The structure was built several decades ago in order to provide a…
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