Joe O'Neill

This academic affairs case involves the suicide of a public high school student in New Jersey who had a known history of self-harm, primarily cutting. At some point, the girl’s mother approached the administration of her high school with concerns about…

This case involves an elderly male patient in New Jersey who was killed by an acute C. difficile infection. The patient first presented to his primary care doctor with complaints of a high fever and lethargy. Upon examination, the doctor diagnosed…

This case in New Jersey involves an alleged product defect in a popular line of electric cars. The principal “defect” allegedly involves the charging system: customers have reported that the vehicle is not charging properly, charges too slowly, does not…

This case involves an elderly female patient in New Jersey who had a medical history significant for atrial fibrillation, for which she was being treated with Coumadin. The patient was receiving Coumadin daily, in 5mg doses, while under the care and…

This case involves a male patient in his early sixties who underwent a total hip replacement in order to treat severe degenerative joint disease of his right hip. The patient elected to undergo a total hip replacement after conferring with an…

This case involves a criminal matter against a bank and its individual officers, involving the bank’s reporting and disclosures of various loans. The tranche of construction loans under dispute were past their written principal maturity dates, current on interest payments, and…

This case involves an older male patient with a medical history of prostate cancer, who injured his back while at work and began treatment with an orthopedist. He underwent an MRI which revealed an abnormal signal on one of the bones…

This case involves a woman who died while riding the subway system in a major American city. The subway had been stopped inside of a tunnel due to mechanical issues further down the line. Unbeknownst to the riders, the tunnel contained a…

This case involves a customer at a big box retail store who suffered a number of serious injuries after slipping and falling while shopping in the grocery section of the store. At the time of the accident, a large jar…

This case involves a middle school teacher in Mississippi who began experiencing serious respiratory symptoms after a major flood occurred. After the flood, which had engulfed the first floor of the elementary school where she taught, had subsided, the school lacked sufficient funds to undertake…