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Articles by Joe O'Neill

Leading Anesthesthesiology Experts Discuss Anoxic Brain Injury After Surgery

This case involves a male patient in his thirties who underwent a surgical procedure to correct a herniated disk in his neck in a Pennsylvania hospital. Immediately following surgery, the patient complained of difficulty breathing, throat swelling, as well as difficulty…

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Miscommunication Leads to Critical Delay in Care For Sepsis Patient

This case involves a male patient in his late twenties who was admitted to the defendant hospital with severe abdominal pain, fever, tachycardia and low blood pressure. The hospital immediately performed lab testing which showed a highly elevated white blood…

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Director of Nursing Opines on Inadequate Fall Prevention Protocols

This case involves a patient who suffered a fatal fall while under the care of the Defendant hospital. On the date of the incident in question, the patient was under observation in the hospital following a minor stroke and was…

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Welder is Killed by Damaged Electrical Connection on Welding Generator

This case involves a welder who was killed by an improperly insulated cable running from a welding generator to an electrode. At the time of the incident in question, the welding cable was being fed through a ventilation shaft, with the…

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General Surgery Experts Opine on Intestinal Infection Caused by Negligent Suture Placement

This case involves a woman who underwent routine intestinal surgery to repair a hernia at her local hospital, which utilized a Composix mesh product. The procedure was unremarkable for any complications, and the patient was discharged after a brief recovery…

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Leading Dentistry Expert Evaluates Botched Root Canal

This case involves a male patient who underwent a root canal and crowning procedure under the care of the Defendant dentist. On the day of the root canal, the dentist used a number of instruments to determine the length of…

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$ 1 Billion Verdict Handed Down Against Johnson & Johnson’s Pinnacle Hip Implants

Last Thursday, a federal jury in Dallas handed down a $1 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics division for defects in its line of Pinnacle artificial hips, marking the second major verdict against the company’s metal-on-metal hip replacement…

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Pediatric Hematology Expert Discusses Failure to Diagnose Rhesus Disease in Newborn

This case involves a woman who had been pregnant with her second child without complications for nearly nine months. The patient presented to the hospital after detecting decreased fetal activity, and underwent a battery of blood tests to determine the…

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Identity Theft Expert Opines on Economic Losses Following Data Breach

This case involves the ID theft of numerous individuals after a major insurance company suffered a massive spyware breach of its customer databases, allowing sensitive personal information including social security numbers to be compromised. A large portion of individuals who…

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Dangerous Zip Line Course Causes Serious Injuries

This case involves a zip line course at a Carribean resort. On the date of the incident in question, the Plaintiff was a guest of the resort who had purchased tickets for the zip line course along with her husband.…

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