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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
Oncology Expert Discusses Insufficient Follow-Up Testing in Breast Cancer Patient
This case involves a middle-aged female patient with a previous history of lymphatic cancer that had been treated successfully. Years after successfully undergoing treatment for this first cancer, she was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. In the course of…
Posted on inSchool Safety Experts Opine on Student Suicide Prevention Protocols
This academic affairs case involves a male student who committed suicide at a private boarding school. The student had a long history of emotional instability as well as a long disciplinary record, and was on academic probation at the school at…
Posted on inToxicology Experts Discuss Contamination of Drinking Water
This case involves developing fracking wells that were allegedly releasing chemicals into the groundwater due to negligence on the part of a hydraulics company in Pennsylvania. A Pennsylvania-based family of five allowed an Oil and Gas operator to drill and…
Posted on inExpert Discusses ADA Non-Compliance in Theater Staircase
This case involves an individual who fell down a staircase in the lobby of a large, historic theater in South Carolina. The top several stairs of the grand staircase in the theater lobby, where the man was standing and fell…
Posted on inBankruptcy Expert Discusses Law Firm Usurping Corporate Authority
This commercial law case involves a claim of legal malpractice against a major law firm in Texas. The firm previously provided legal counsel to the plaintiff, who had been operating a bond-financed copper mining company in Arizona worth at least two…
Posted on inArms Procurement Expert Opines on Allegedly Illegal International Sales
This is a case in South Carolina against two military contractors who were hired by the defendant to travel to Europe with the intention of inspecting various weapons for sale abroad. The weapons in question had been rejected by the…
Posted on inForeign Bank Accused of Funding Terrorist Organization
A large European bank was targeted in civil anti-terrorism litigation in South Carolina. It was alleged that the bank was suspected of financing a paramilitary organization, having organized a monetary transfer into cash of millions and daily transfers of hundreds of…
Posted on inPlastic Surgery Expert Opines on Botched Face lift
This case involves a diabetic male patient who underwent a face lift and facial chemical peel in South Carolina. The patient was not given or prescribed any antibiotics after the procedure was completed. Within a week of the surgery, the…
Posted on inLithium-Ion E-Cigarette Battery Explodes, Causes Severe Burns
This case involves a woman in South Carolina who suffered severe burns on her leg when an e-cigarette lithium battery exploded. The woman had recently purchased a new battery for her electronic cigarette, which was marketed and sold specifically as…
Posted on inHigh Risk Patient Dies After Undergoing General Anesthesia
This case involves a male patient in Missouri, who presented to the hospital with complaints of chronic coughing, congestion, fever, chills, weakness and dizziness. His medical history shows that he suffered from a number of chronic medical conditions, mostly related…
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