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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
Chemical Contamination Produces Poisonous Gas
This case takes place in Indiana and involves the transportation of volatile chemicals to industrial facilities in North America. The plaintiff in this case is a business owner that distributes a particular chemical to hundreds of factories and industrial facilities. The…
Posted on inDelayed Treatment of Meningitis Proves Fatal
This case takes place in Montana and involves a female patient who began complaining of a sore throat and an earache in the early morning. The following day, she reportedly slept most of the day and exhibited a very high fever.…
Posted on inExpert Evaluates Truck Stop Land Usage Dispute
This case takes place in Indiana and involves a dispute over land usage. The plaintiff owns property consisting of a truck stop, while the defendant owns property adjacent to this truck stop and wanted to develop a commercial building. The plaintiff…
Posted on inKidney Infection Goes Untreated For Several Days
This case takes place in Kentucky and involves a female patient who was hospitalized following an injury sustained at home. During this hospitalization, the patient required the insertion of a Foley catheter for urinary bladder drainage. Prior to her discharge…
Posted on inFoster Family Neglects Medical Care Plan
This case takes place in Iowa and involves a child with a chronic medical condition who was placed in the care of foster parents through a foster service. Due to the child’s state, she had to have a permanent tracheotomy…
Posted on inCarbon Monoxide Emissions Kill Forklift Operator
This case involves death from carbon monoxide emissions from a forklift. The decedent was working on a gas powered forklift at a warehouse for a large clothing distributor. He was working in a confined workspace with no external ventilation, however…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Diagnose Thyroid Cancer
This case takes place in Iowa and involves a female patient who was under the care of a specialist physician at a hospital, where she tested for elevated levels of a particular hormone. Some time later, the specialist wrote a clinical note…
Posted on inPatient Dies From Delayed Treatment of Pneumonia
This case takes place in Indiana and involves a female patient with a past medical history of multiple chronic conditions. The patient had presented to the ERÂ due to complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath. Once at the hospital,…
Posted on inReal Estate Agent Fails To Disclose Material Facts to Purchaser
This case takes place in Kentucky and involves a seller’s failure to disclose material facts about a residential property to a purchaser. The home in question had been broken into by a neighbor with a history of mental illness prior…
Posted on inPhysician Recklessly Prescribes Painkillers, Contributes to Overdose
This case involves a female patient, a public figure who frequently acted as a reliable notary to multiple agreements, who overdosed on narcotic painkillers and died. She received the pills from the defendant doctor based on a referral from a friend.…
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