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Joe O'Neill
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Joe is an Associate Director of Marketing at The Expert Institute. His experience before joining The Expert Institute includes positions in online journalism, medical device marketing, and nonprofit communications.Articles by Joe O'Neill
Derivatives Expert Opines on Banking Violations
This case involves a class of shareholders of a large commercial bank, who sought economic damages and alleged that the actions of the defendant, âthe Bankâ, were not in regulatory compliance. The shareholders maintained that the defendant engaged in derivatives…
Posted on inOral Surgery Expert Opines on Post-Surgical Brain Damage
This case involves a 27-year-old male who underwent an elective procedure to correct a cleft palate. After the surgery, he was observed for approximately one hour before being released. A few hours later, he contacted the surgery center asking for a…
Posted on inGeneric Drug Maker Fails to Warn of Permanent Injuries from Antipsychotic Medication
This case involves warning lables that were affixed to a popular antipsychotic medicataion and its generic counterparts. The drug in question was used to treat schizophrenia, as well as a number of other psychiatric disorders, under an established brand name for…
Posted on inParking Lot Safety Experts Discuss Fatal Accident Outside Big Box Retailer
This case involves a shopper at a bix box retail chain who suffered a fatal accident while in the store’s parking lot. At the time of the incident in question, the man was leaving the store with his purchases and was…
Posted on inFatal Error in Skin Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Physician Oversight
This case involves a middle-aged female patient who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. The patient first presented to a local dermatologist to have a suspicious mole on her right shoulder examined, at which point a biopsy was taken and the…
Posted on inPatient Suffers Fatal Hemorrhage While on Coumadin
This case involves a middle-aged male patient who passed away shortly after undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure. A week before the incident in question, the patient presented to the emergency room with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath.…
Posted on inFatal Appendicitis Could Have Been Detected Earlier: Pediatric Surgery Expert
This case involves a 4-month-old girl who presented to the ER with multiple symptoms, including a visibly distended abdomen. An ultrasound was performed, however it was noted that the testing did not visualize the appendix. Because of this, and the young…
Posted on inSerious Accident Occurs After Police Fail to Impound Vehicle Following DUI Arrest
This case involves a police officer who conducted a traffic stop of a car with a number of passengers who were returning from an intramural softball game after the car failed to stop at a stop sign. Upon approaching the…
Posted on inTrustee of $15 Million Estate Treats it as His Own
This case takes place in Kentucky and involves a $15 million estate left by a father to his daughter. After receiving the estate, the daughter was severely injured in a car accident which left her brain damaged. For many years…
Posted on inShopper Suffers Multiple Injuries from Falling Boxes
This case involves a patron who sustained a number of serious injuries when multiple boxes of lawn furniture fell on his head while shopping at a big box warehouse-style retailer. At the time of the incident, the man was shopping…
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