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Articles by Joe O'Neill

Trauma Patient Suffers Severe Infection Due to Inadequate Wound Cleaning

This case involves a man who injured his hand while working with a potato harvester at a large factory farm. The man was seen at a local emergency room where the wound was closed using sutures, following which he was…

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Cellphone Data Forensics Expert Discusses Murder Case

This case involves the murder of a young man at the hands of his ex-girlfriend who had recently been released from jail. The woman was required to stay in a halfway house as a condition of her parole, which had…

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Hematology Expert Opines on Pulmonary Embolism Linked to IVC Filter

This case involves a patient who had a medical history of clotting issues who developed a hematoma on her upper right thigh. She presented to the hospital and was admitted with an elevated INR as well as swelling in the…

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General Contractor Faces Suit Over Dangerous Scaffolding

This case involves a construction worker who was severely and permanently injured after falling from scaffolding. On the date of the incident in question, the man was working as a stonemason on the restoration of an historic building in Maryland.…

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Private Equity Fund Responsible for Withdrawal Liability of Portfolio Company Under ERISA

This international businessĀ case involves a private equity fund that acquired 100% of the shares of a portfolio company that produced copper and brass. The private equity fund had no offices or employees and was managed by its general partners. The…

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Defective Ventilation Blamed for Fatal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This case involves a young family that had moved into a recently renovated home in Southern California. The roof had been replaced, and the water heater and HVAC system had been upgraded substantially. Shortly after the family moved into the…

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Business Allegedly Lied to Government in Pursuit of Federal Contracts

This suit involves a business that allegedly violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their eligibility for a Small Business Administration (SBA) program in order to qualify for millions of dollars in federal government contracts. In order to qualify for…

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Toxicology Expert Evaluates Role of Opioid Pain Medication in Suspected Overdose

This case involves an older female patient with a history of chronic gastrointestinal disease who had been placed on a number of pain medications prescribed both by her primary care physician and a pain medicine physician. She was found dead…

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Unsafe Truck Trailer Door Causes Significant Brain Injury

This case involves a worker who was performing his job at a receiving facility for an electrical generation facility that burnt garbage. At the time of the incident in question, the man was helping to empty a truck that had…

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Employment Expert Opines on Alleged Breach of Employee Confidentiality Agreement

This case involves an alleged breach of an employee confidentiality agreement, with trade secrets and confidential information passed from one company to another by a senior employee. The plaintiff is a large medical device company in the orthopedic space. It…

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