Joe O'Neill

This bariatric nursing case takes place in South Dakota and involves a woman in her mid-30s who had a history of obstructive sleep apnea, obesity and cigarette smoking who underwent surgery on her cervical spine. She also used a CPAP at…

This case involves an elderly male patient with a past medical history of Stage 4 Myeloma. He was admitted to the hospital in Mississippi due to deterioration of his condition as well as general confusion. As a result of his…

This case takes place in Kansas and involves a child who was burned when he pulled a Kenmore stove top oven – which wasn’t harnessed or fastened to the wall of a rental apartment – while his parents were cooking…

The case takes place in North Dakota and involves a male patient in his early fifties with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperthyroidism for which he had been given propylthiouracil (PTU) since early 2010. The…

This child welfare case takes place in Kansas and involves a minor who became a member of a mentoring program due to an unstable family home life – including a single mother and an absent father. The mentor that the child…

This autism analysis case takes place in Wisconsin and involves a teenager with a past medical history of autism, disruptive behavior disorder, hypogammaglobulinemia, intractable seizures from a very young age, and overall intellectual disability with an IQ of 50-60. The patient’s medications…

This case takes place in Maine and involves the shooting of a man during a robbery. Prior to the shooting, the man had hired a security company to provide an armed guard for an apartment complex that he owned. The…

This case takes place in South Dakota and involves rotting roof conditions which resulted in a wrongful death action. The area where the accident took place was a work site shared by employees of the defendants. The defendants were aware of the…

This case involves a motor accident resulting in death, and the allegedly insufficient organizational controls which lead top the accident. The target defendant is the general manager (GM) of a car dealership with a history of alcohol abuse. The CEO…

This case involves a patient who suffered severe injuries after an allergic reaction to amoxicillin. The patient first presented to the defending clinic located in Mississippi for a surgical procedure. His preoperative paper work clearly stated that he had an…