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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
Defective Body Armor Fails to Prevent Fatal Gunshot Wound
This case involves a police officer who was fatally shot on duty while making a traffic stop. At the time of the incident in question, the officer had pulled over a vehicle for an expired registration sticker. As the officer…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Diagnose and Treat Fatal Heart Attack
This case involves a female patient in her early thirties who presented to an urgent care center complaining of right sided shooting chest pain that began when she was working out a few hours prior to arriving at the urgent…
Posted on inBusiness Expert Discusses Inappropriate Commingling of Corporate Funds
This case involves the use of shell corporations in order to deflect corporate liability. The plaintiff was an employee of the defendant firm who suffered major injuries during a workplace accident that occurred while he was operating a forklift. Following…
Posted on inComputer Hardware Manufacturer Accuses Competitor of Patent Infringement
This case involves an intellectual property (IP) claim involving two non-volatile memory providers. The plaintiff designs, develops, and manufactures a non-volatile memory technology, including a type of electrically erasable programmable read-only memory commonly known as “flash memory.” The plaintiff alleges…
Posted on inTrucking Expert Evaluates Fatal Crash Involving Oversized Load
This case involves a driver who was involved in a fatal accident when his car struck an over-sized load that was protruding into his lane of travel on the highway. At the time of the incident in question, the over-sized…
Posted on inInsurance Broker Fails to Sell Adequate Coverage to Business
This case involves a large garden center that suffered extensive damage due to an electrical fire. After the fire, it was discovered that the business lacked the proper insurance coverage related to the damage to its property and interruption of…
Posted on inHotel Management Experts Opine on Negligent Response to Medical Emergency
This case involves a middle-aged man who suffered a serious brain injury while staying in a hotel. On the date of the incident in question, the man checked in to the hotel in the morning, and planned to stay in…
Posted on inSchool Administrators Allegedly Fail to Vet Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault
This case involves a theater teacher at an inner city charter school who was accused of sexually assaulting a number of middle-school students shortly after being hired. The man, in addition to his teaching responsibilities, was also placed in charge…
Posted on inInappropriate Sepsis Treatment Leads to Multiple Amputations
This case involves a teenage boy who was admitted to the emergency room after several days of worsening pulmonary symptoms including cough, bloody phlegm, and fever. During admission, he was also found to be suffering from rapid heartbeat and blood…
Posted on inDermatology Experts Discuss Inadequate Testing of Skin Lesion
This case involves a male patient who had been under the care of a dermatologist for several years in order to monitor a number of pre-cancerous moles on his back. During this time, the patient developed a new mole on…
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