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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
Recreational Sports Expert Opines on Excessive Force in Intramural Hockey Game
This action sports case involves a young woman who was seriously injured following a dangerous hit in her intramural ice hockey league. The woman was playing for a team sponsored by her employer, which was competing in the league’s playoffs at…
Posted on inCyber Thieves Compromise Online Banking System
This case involves a construction company that utilized an online banking program for its weekly payroll. At the time that the company became a customer, the bank used an information security system that required customers to answer âchallenge questionsâ for all transfers over…
Posted on inPharmaceutical Company Employee Allegedly Steals Trade Secrets
This case involves an alleged breach of an employee confidentiality agreement, with trade secrets and confidential information passed from one company to another by a senior employee. The plaintiff is a biopharmaceutical firm that focused their R&D on cancer medications.…
Posted on inAuditing Firm is Accused of Negligence Following Health Insurance Company Bankruptcy
This is a professional negligence case against a large auditing firm. The defendant firm was performing the audits for a regional medical insurance firm in southern Texas. According to the relevant laws, insurance companies are required to maintain a certain…
Posted on inMedical Equipment Expert Opines on Dermatological Laser Patent Infringement Suit
This is a patent infringement case relating to non-invasive laser scar removal process. The primary function at issue is the use of a patch infused with a perfluorodecalin solution. The PFD patch is a perfluorodecalin-infused silicone gel patch that helps…
Posted on inMismanagement of Atrial Fibrillation Leads to Permanent Injuries
This case involves an elderly male patient who had been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and treated with Nexterone. A few months after starting treatment, the man began to develop a number of complications, including a chronic cough, shortness of breath,…
Posted on inDefective Highway Barrier Leads to Fatal Crash
This roadside safety case involves a middle-aged man who suffered fatal injuries from a head-on crash that occurred while he was driving on the interstate. At the time of the accident, the man had been driving on the interior lane of…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Diagnose Immunosuppressed Patient With Sepsis
This case involves a male patient in his late 40s with a past medical history significant for ulcerative colitis, for which the man had been taking immunosuppressive drugs under the supervision of his gastroenterologist. The patient presented to his primary…
Posted on inPatient Undergoes Joint Replacement Due to Surgical Infection
This case involves a male patient with an unremarkable medical history who injured his left knee during a recreational softball game. The man was taken to the hospital after his injury , where an x-ray revealed a tear in the…
Posted on inWorker Suffers Permanent Injuries in Loading Dock Accident
This case involves a warehouse employee who suffered permanent and debilitating injuries due to an allegedly defective loading dock design. On the date of the incident in question, the worker had been tasked with unloading a trailer full of avocados…
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