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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
Baseball Player Suffers Permanent Brain Damage After Being Struck by Ball
This case involves a young child who was severely injured while playing baseball for his school team in Alabama. During the game where the accident occurred, the boy’s team was up against a team from an opposing school that had…
Posted on inE-Cigarette Battery Explosion Causes Significant Leg Injuries
This case involves a plaintiff in Illinois who was injured when e-cigarette batteries in the pocket of his pants exploded. On the date of the incident in question, the plaintiff had been driving for several hours to meet a friend…
Posted on in$150 Million Dollar Award for Plaintiff in AbbVie AndroGel Lawsuit
On July 24th, AbbVie Inc. was ordered to pay $150 million in punitive damages to plaintiff Jesse Mitchell of Oregon, who claimed that the company failed to adequately warn patients of the increased risk of heart attack associated with use…
Posted on in NewsNegligent HVAC Installation Leads to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
This case involves a family in Wisconsin that was had their roof replaced with CertainTeed shingles during the summer months. There was a cap vent on the roof which was removed by the roofing company, replaced, and painted during the…
Posted on inInternal Medicine Expert Discusses Delayed Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
This case involves a 60-year-old female patient in Illinois who had a history of pancreatic cancer that had gone into remission some time before the incident in question. The patient presented to her general practice physician with complaints of generalized…
Posted on inSleep Apnea Patient Suffers Stroke Following Neck Surgery
This case involves a patient in Illinois who suffered complications following neck surgery. A few days before the incident in question, she received an injury to her cervical spine and as a result underwent surgery. The first night following her…
Posted on inOncology Expert Opines on Delayed Diagnosis of Bone Cancer
This case involves a middle aged female who began experiencing abdominal pain and presented to the emergency room in West Virginia. Labs were drawn and revealed moderately elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, low hemoglobin and hematocrit, and she was diagnosed with…
Posted on inPatient Suffers Deep Tissue Infection Following Routine Cardiac Procedure
This case involves a middle-aged woman in Nebraska with an artificial right hip that had been installed one year before the events of the incident in question. The woman first presented to the hospital with complaints of chest pain and…
Posted on inCrane Safety Experts Opine on Fatal Construction Site Accident
This case involves an individual in Nebraska who was severely injured when he was crushed between a boom dolly and a crane. Upon purchase of the equipment, it was noted that the dolly portion of the crane lacked adequate breaks,…
Posted on inRolling Door Installer is Seriously Injured by Oversized Springs
This case involves a self storage facility employee in Nebraska who was injured while installing a large rolling door on one of the facility’s storage units. Unbeknownst to the employee, the coil and springs provided by the manufacturer were the…
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