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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
Epidemiology Experts Discusses Viral Infection From Unsanitary Housing Project
This case involves a middle-aged male who was a resident of a high rise urban housing project in Arkansas who contracted a rare viral infection shortly after moving in. When the man first moved in to the building, he noticed…
Posted on inDefective Airbag Fails to Deploy During Crash
This case involves a man who was involved in a high-speed automotive accident in North Carolina. At the time of the incident, the man was driving a late-model american sports car on the highway near his home. The man rear-ended…
Posted on inPatient Suffers Significant Injuries From Delayed Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy
This case in North Carolina involves a pregnant female patient in her thirties. On the day the pregnancy was identified, sonography did not reveal the development of a fetus within the woman’s uterus. The woman continued to follow up with…
Posted on inNeurosurgery Experts Discuss Foot Drop Following Spinal Fixation Procedure
This case involves a middle-aged man in North Carolina who underwent a number of spinal surgeries in order to treat chronic spondylolysis. Following a spinal fixation procedure, however, the patient woke up with left-sided foot drop. Imaging studies revealed the presence…
Posted on inTelecommunications Worker Suffers Fatal Injuries From Electrical Shock
This communications law case involves an employee of a local telecommunications company in Texas who was fatally electrocuted by a negligently placed power line. At the time of the incident in question, the man was working on coaxial cable used by…
Posted on inCatastrophic Failure of Rifle Barrel Causes Devastating Injuries
This case involved a plaintiff who was seriously injured when his rifle malfunctioned during a hunting trip in Texas. A few weeks before the incident in question, the plaintiff purchased a pre-owned hunting rifle from a local gun store in…
Posted on inOral Surgery Expert Opines on Excessive Bleeding Following Root Canal
This case involves a woman in Texas who had a root canal performed in order to treat an infected tooth. Several days after the procedure, the woman presented to the emergency room with complaints of puss and swelling indicative of…
Posted on inPatient Develops Sepsis From Undiagnosed Spinal Abscess
This case involves an elderly woman in Mainewith a past medical history of lumbar surgery, who presented to the emergency room with complaints of extreme pain. While the patient was in the emergency room she was given a number of…
Posted on inADA Compliance Expert Discusses Unsafe Hotel Bathroom
This case involves an individual who was injured in a hotel bathroom in Maine due to an allegedly defective shower seat. The individual, an elderly female patron of the hotel who had specifically requested a handicap accessible hotel room for…
Posted on inConstruction Expert Witness Opines on Injuries at Unsafe Job Site
This case involves a construction worker in Connecticut who suffered serious injuries after he was partially run over by a construction vehicle while on the job. On the date of the incident in question, the man was working as a…
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