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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
Stroke Patient’s Clot Allegedly Grows to Inoperable Size Due to Delay in Treatment
This case involves an otherwise healthy patient that presented to his primary care physician with extreme shortness of breath in Utah. He was admitted and was discharged almost immediately with a prescription for Xarelto. Several days later, the patient suffered…
Posted on inTraffic Engineering Expert Opines on Near-Fatal Railway Accident
This case involves a train collision in Wyoming that critically injured the plaintiff. At the time of the incident in question, there was construction going on at a railway intersection with a small intersecting road. A railroad worker was responsible…
Posted on inGeneral Surgery Experts Discuss Surgical Wound Infection
This case involves a middle-aged male patient in Wyoming who was morbidly obese patient who suffered from an infected surgical incision following surgery. The patient presented to a general surgeon for what was initially supposed to be a routine gallbladder…
Posted on inGrocery Store Customer Suffers Serious Injuries After Slipping on Wet Floor
This case involves a slip and fall that occurred at a grocery store in Montana. Â The plaintiff was traveling through the produce section of the store at the time of the accident. The plaintiff had just rounded a corner next…
Posted on inFirm Violates Title VII by Using Gender Stereotypes in Promotion Process
This case involves a woman who was a senior manager at an accounting firm in Wyoming. The firm proposed her for partnership. Out of 88 candidates she was the only woman proposed for partnership. As part of the partnership process,…
Posted on inExpert Discusses Ongoing Fibromyalgia Pain Following Accident
This case involves a healthy middle-aged man in Wyoming who claimed to have experienced ongoing pain from fibromyalgia after suffering a slip and fall accident. On the date of the incident in question, the man was shopping at an outdoor…
Posted on inGastroenterology Expert Discusses Critical Delay in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
This case involves an elderly female patient in Wyoming who developed pancreatic cancer following an alleged delay in it’s diagnosis. The patient first presented to her primary care doctor with complaints of stomach pain, nausea, and cramps. She was treated conservatively…
Posted on inFarming Community Suffers Significant Injuries from Soil Contamination
This environmental health case involves a large agriculture community in the Wyoming that was discovered to have soil that was severely contaminated with heavy metals and other industrial contaminants. The contamination was believed to have come from a large mining operation located upriver…
Posted on inCorporate Liability Expert Discusses Legal Consequences Following Industrial Plant Explosion
This case involves a fertilizer plant explosion causing death and serious injuries to multiple parties. The plant in question was owned by a large agricultural chemical supplier that had been incorporated in Delaware, however its principle offices were located in…
Posted on inArchitecture Expert Witness Opines on Cafe Slip and Fall
This case involves a middle-aged man in Montana with a preexisting hip injury who suffered a fall while climbing a set of patio stairs at a local cafe. On the date of the incident in question, the man was meeting…
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