Joe O'Neill

This case involves a middle-aged male with a past medical history of cancer who presented to the emergency room with multiple symptoms and was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. He was intubated, admitted to the ICU, and placed on pressors. The…

This case involves a middle-aged man who underwent a Mohs procedure in order to remove a cancerous lesion from the skin of his face. The lesion was removed from underneath his left eye on the ridge of his cheekbone, and…

This case involves a newly-built home that began to experience chronic plumbing issues shortly after it was purchased. The home, part of a larger housing development, was sold several months after construction was completed to a first-time home buyer. A…

This case involves a man who was attacked by a pair of Belgian malinois dogs who were left unleashed and unattended in his neighbor’s backyard. At the time of the incident in question, the man had just returned from work…

This case involves a blast that occurred at a large petroleum refinery. At the time of the explosion, the plant was not operational and no petroleum products were being moved. Despite this, a reconstruction of the accident performed by The…

This case involves a male patient who sustained a number of traumatic wounds during a serious skiing accident. He underwent surgery in order to repair internal bleeding, and was closed after several hours. However, a felt sponge was inadvertently left…

This case involves a man in California who worked as an independent dealer for an Asian manufacturer of industrial measuring equipment used in manufacturing for several years. Eventually, the manufacturer of the equipment terminated their relationship with the dealer, and…

This case involves a dispute over licensed technology. The company in question developed a software to manage databases for a medium sized contract manufacturer. In the licensing agreement, the parties agreed that the software developer would retain ownership of the…

This case involves a dispute against a medical device company. The plaintiff alleges that the company was engaged in unethical business practices; they were selling and marketing defective imaging devices that eventually ended up getting recalled shortly after they were…

This case involves the death of a middle-aged man who had recently undergone gastric bypass surgery from an internal hernia. The man had called the office of his gastric surgeon and reported a severe constipation problem. Despite his serious complaints,…