Joe O'Neill

This case involves a male patient who presented to his family medicine physician with complaints of abdominal pain and weight loss, at which point he was referred to a gastroenterologist for a consultation. During the visit, the doctor noted symptoms that…

This case involves a number of workers who claimed that they were exposed to a number of highly toxic substances during their employment at a large petroleum processing facility. The facility in question was undergoing an extensive modernization refit throughout…

This case involves a female hotel guest who suffered a serious injury due to a defect in her room’s shower. On the date of the incident in question, the woman had checked into her room at a well-known hotel chain…

With 2016 behind us, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a look back at the year and share some of the most read, talked about, and quoted posts from The Expert Institute blog in 2016. Below, we’ve compiled ten of…

This case involves a male patient who underwent a routine foot surgery, performed by a podiatrist. During the procedure, the podiatrist cut through the plantar nerve. He also completely lacerated a major tendon. These injuries went unrecognized during the surgery.…

This claim involves a male who had been scheduled for an appendectomy. The surgery was uneventful and the patient was scheduled for discharge. After the surgery, and before discharge, the patient had elevated white blood cell count. He experienced difficulty breathing,…

This case involves a patient with a preexisting glandular disease. She was prescribed a common cholesterol medication by the defendant due to slightly elevated cholesterol. After she was administered the drug, she suffered a series of side effects, including diabetes…

This case involves a worker in a steel mill in upstate New York who was seriously injured by die cutting equipment while at work. The equipment pinned the man’s hand under nearly one thousand pounds of weight, effectively destroying his ability…

This case involves a man who is accused of intentionally shooting his wife, although he alleges that it was an accident. The defendant was married to his wife for many years and was a parent to five children, all of…

This is a case involves a college-aged patient who had been diagnosed with a thyroid condition, and his endocrinologist had prescribed cortisone and other medications to treat that condition. The patient eventually fell acutely ill during practice for his college football…