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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
High-Risk Patient Dies Following Mismanaged Care
This case involves a middle-aged female patient in Rhode Island with a history of coronary artery disease. On the date of the incident in question, the patient presented to the hospital complaining of diarrhea with bright red blood. Upon admission,…
Posted on inHandwriting Analysis Experts Discuss Allegedly Fraudulent Lease Signatures
This case involves a countersuit to a lease dispute in South Dakota. The defendants purchased commercial property and began leasing the property to the plaintiff. At this time, the defendant had been renting the property out for $5000/month. Over time…
Posted on inPolice Negligence Allegedly Leads to Firefighter’s Death
This case involves a state police force that was serving an arrest warrant on a dangerous criminal, who was know to be armed and related to an international drug smuggling operation in Georgia. When the officers got to the criminal’s house the…
Posted on inAnesthesiology Expert Opines on Post-surgical Foot Drop
This case involves an elderly woman in Georgia who was referred to a neurosurgeon for removal of a herniated disk. After the procedure, which was completed without incident, the patient noted that her foot was numb. The patient continued to…
Posted on inEmergency Medicine Expert Discusses Delayed Diagnosis of Spinal Abscess
This case involves a male patient in Georgia who presented to the emergency department by EHS with complaints of neck pain for several days. He was evaluated by a nurse practitioner and was promptly discharged with a diagnosis of muscle…
Posted on inRobotic Surgery Expert Opines on Patient Death from Internal Bleeding
This case involves a male patient in Washington who underwent a robotic procedure and then suffered post-operative bleeding leading to his death. The patient underwent a procedure to remove part of his prostate, which concluded without incident. Immediately after the procedure,…
Posted on inHotel Guest is Seriously Injured by Folding Shower Seat
This case involves a man who was seriously injured after an accident in the bathtub in his hotel room in Washington. The man, who suffered from impaired mobility due to muscular dystrophy, was given a hotel room that was customized to ADA…
Posted on inCustomer Suffers Serious Trip and Fall Due to Unsafe Display
This case involves a trip-and-fall at a convenience store in Washington. On the date of the incident in question, the plaintiff was shopping in the defendant store using a small shopping cart. The plaintiff rounded a corner around an open…
Posted on inInvestment Firm Sues Attorney Over Corporate Dispute
This case involves an investment firm in Washington that decided to litigate against the law firm that formerly represented it. Initially, there was a misunderstanding over the annual fees the capital market investment firm owed to an investment bank, where…
Posted on inMarket Analytics Experts Discuss Real Estate Pricing
This case involves multiple lenders in who lost a significant amount of money through investing in the real estate market. The homes were located in Kansas City, Missouri, and were purchased by a real estate management firm that intended to…
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