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Articles by Joe O'Neill

Nursing Home Resident Dies Following Coumadin Overdose

This case involves a 75-year-old female patient with a medical history of atrial fibrillation who was admitted to a skilled nursing facility for long-term care. In addition to her atrial fibrillation, the patient was also suffering from a number of other…

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Accident Reconstruction Expert Opines on Fatal Bicycle Accident

The case involves a child who died in a collision with a parked car while riding her bike. The child was riding her bike at a high rate of speed down a hill near her home when she struck the rear…

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Country Club Management Expert Evaluates Slip and Fall Injury During Club Event

This case involves an injury that occurred during a soccer game at a country club. The game was just one event in a larger “field day” held by the club each year, which comprised a number of other events, including…

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Psychiatric Nursing Expert Discusses Violent Patient Death in Psychiatric Hospital

This case involves a death at a psychiatric hospital. On the date of the incident in question, a man was admitted to a psychiatric hospital by an ER physician who documented that the patient had expressed both homicidal and suicidal…

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Viagra Melanoma MDL Update – Between 500 to 1,000 Cases Estimated to Join

Coming on the heels of a 2014 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that linked the active ingredient of viagra, sildenafil, and an 84% increase in the risk of developing melanoma, a number of lawsuits have been filed against pharmaceutical…

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Biomechanical Engineer Discusses Botched Robotic Hysterectomy

This case involves a patient who suffered severe burns during a robotically assisted hysterectomy. The patient was a middle-aged woman who was under the care of the Defendant for an ongoing gynecological issue, for which total hysterectomy was recommended. The Plaintiff consented…

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Neurology Expert Discusses Relationship Between Stroke and Previous Injury

This case involves a middle-aged woman who suffered a neck injury while participating in a three-legged race at an event sponsored by her church. Just over a month after the injury occurred – which, at the time, did not manifest many physical…

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Leading Anesthesiology Expert Opines on Delay in Surgical Intervention for PACU Patient

This case involves an elderly woman who suffered a serious adverse event in the PACU following robotically-assisted laparoscopic surgery. The patient had a medical history significant for coronary artery disease, which had been treated with a number of stents, as…

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Teenager Suffers Serious Injuries in Boating Accident at Summer Camp

This extreme sports case involves a teenage guest at a summer camp in southern Florida who was seriously injured while on a water skiing outing with camp staff. The boat that was used to conduct the trip was operated by two…

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Warehouse Employee Struck by Distracted Forklift Operator

This case involves a worker in a large warehouse operated by an online retailer who was seriously injured in a forklift accident. At the time of the incident in question, the Plaintiff was assisting with an inventory check and was…

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