Joe O'Neill

This case involves a male patient was admitted to hospital in Delware for a routine gastric surgery to address persistent intestinal disease. Following the procedure, the surgeon informed the patient’s family that she had accidentally perforated the man’s spleen, and…

This case involves a disabled, elderly male plaintiff who suffered extensive injuries after a bus that was chartered by his nursing home in Wisconsin made an abrupt stop. On the date of the incident in question, the man was riding…

This case involves a male patient in Wisconsin in his mid 20’s with a history of back pain that was being managed through chiropractic spinal manipulation. Following one of his sessions, the patient experienced vertigo, nausea, and chills as soon…

This case involves an electrician who died from an accident at an amusement park in Wisconsin. The electrician was called in early in the morning to fix a maintenance issue on an indoor roller coaster, but the proper lockout/tagout procedure…

This crowd management case involves a music event for an acclaimed DJ at a club in downtown Los Angeles. Alcohol was served at the event, which hosted over 100 event attendees, however there were relatively few members of the club’s staff…

A Los Angeles court awarded a $25 million verdict against Nissan stemming from a fatal 2012 crash caused by a critical failure in the braking system of a 2004 Infiniti QX56 SUV. The plaintiffs – Hilario Cruz, Araceli Mendez, and…

This addiction treatment case involves a 58-year-old veteran in California who was prescribed diazepam by her family medicine physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. She previously had trouble sleeping and frequent anxiety distress due to traumatic events that had occurred during…

This case involves a middle-aged patient who presented to an emergency room in California with complaints of gut pain, nausea, and vomiting. Despite her extreme pain, she was not taken for imaging studies for several hours, at which point X-rays…

This case involves a male patient in California who presented to the defending hospital in order to have a routine surgical procedure. During the procedure, a portion of the patient’s bowel was injured, but they were able to stem the…

This geriatric psychology case involves a male patient with Alzheimer’s who was living at a small, independently owned nursing home in Alabama. The patient was known to wander aimlessly as a symptom of his Alzheimer’s, however there was no senior care…