Joe O'Neill

This case involves a plaintiff who allegedly had his oil and gas lease altered, resulting in loss of opportunity to negotiate a new lease at better terms. The plaintiff signed a lease that specified a short term, after which the…

This case involves an injury suffered by a patron at a ski resort terrain park. On the date of the incident in question, the plaintiff – who was a talented downhill skier – had spent the majority of the day…

This case involves a middle-aged male patient who presented to the emergency room with occasional gastric pain that had persisted for several months. A CT scan showed that the patient was suffering from a disorder in his gallbladder and the…

This case involves a walkway outside of a large strip mall that was the site of a number of trip and fall accidents over a period of several years. The issue appeared to stem from the placement of signs on…

This case involves a middle aged man with a history of mental illness who has been hospitalized at an inpatient psychiatric facility for several years. He had originally been convicted of assault during an altercation with a motel clerk, after…

This case involves an administrative software company that sells predominantly to small businesses that had experienced a data breach that compromised users personal information, including Social Security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers and dates of birth. It was alleged that lax…

This is a professional negligence case against a large auditing firm. The defendant firm was performing the audits for a property insurance firm in Texas. Insurance companies are required to maintain a certain amount of liquidity, however the property insurance…

In the span of a week, appeals courts in both Missouri and California – two epicenters of the expansive class action litigation against Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products – have overturned plaintiff verdicts worth nearly $500 million, dealing a…

This case involves a police chase that resulted in severe injuries for an innocent bystander. At the time of the incident in question, an officer was responding to a citizen’s report of a fight outside of a grocery store. When…

This case involves a regional airport in the Northeast that ordered a new runway to be constructed by a large specialty construction firm. The runway, which was constructed out of concrete, had only been in use for two years before…