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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
Film Company Uses Copyrighted Photos in Movie Scene
This case involves a man who owned the copyrights to 10 photographs of himself that showed his body and face in several different poses. The man had taken the photographs himself and never used them commercially. A film production company…
Posted on inIRS Expert Opines on Illegal Asset Seizure by Agents
This case involves an individual whose personal property was wrongfully seized by the IRS. It was alleged that the IRS wrongfully seized the individual’s property, which consisted of a large quantity of gold and precious stones. The search warrant that…
Posted on inUrology Experts Discuss Injuries From Improper Placement of Brachytherapy
This case involves a middle-aged man who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and elected to undergo treatment via brachytherapy in West Virginia. During the procedure, the doctor failed to correctly place the radioactive seeds into the patient’s prostate, instead placing some…
Posted on inAnesthesiologist Fails to Obtain Patient History Before General Anesthesia
This case involves an elderly man who had been suffering from a hunched back associated with advanced ankylosing spondylitis. During an MRI, a suspicious mass was identified near his liver incidentally, which prompted doctors to recommend a biopsy of the affected…
Posted on inRestaurant Operations Expert Opines on Customer Injuries Caused by Chemical Fumes
This case involves a man who suffered chemical burns to his lungs following exposure to fumes from a cleaning solution used by staff at a pizza restaurant. At the time of the incident in question, the man had gone to…
Posted on inLegal Malpractice Experts Discuss Conflict of Interest in Malpractice Case
This case involves an insurer that was sued by a law firm for their alleged failure to pay legal fees, which then counter-sued alleging legal malpractice on the part of the law firm. The insurance group was responsible for providing…
Posted on inConstruction Worker Suffers Significant Injuries After Falling Into Ditch
This case involves a construction worker who was seriously injured after falling into a ditch on a construction site. On the date of the incident in question, the man was working as a an electrician during the installation of a…
Posted on inHospital Administration Expert Discusses Failure to Prevent Self-Harm in Patient
This case involves a female patient with autism as well as other developmental disorders who had resided in the same long-term care facility for a number of years. During this time, the patient was known to have attempted self-harm on…
Posted on inFamily Medicine Experts Opine on Delayed Diagnosis of Colon Cancer
This case involves an elderly female patient who presented to her primary care physician with complaints of occasional rectal bleeding. According to the physician, the patient declined a digital rectal exam, despite the fact that one was allegedly offered. The…
Posted on inChiropractic Adjustment Causes Arterial Injury and Stroke
This case involves a male patient, who presented to his long-time chiropractor for cervical adjustment. Immediately after the manipulation, the patient began to experience severe vertigo and vomiting. He was transferred from the chiropractors office to a hospital via an…
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