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Articles by Joe O'Neill

Misplaced Catheter Causes Significant Urological Damage

On the date of the incident in question, the patient was admitted to the hospital undergo a hip replacement. Pre-surgery, the patient was anaesthetized, and the nurse attempted to place a Foley catheter. However, the Foley catheter balloon was inflated…

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Patient Suffers Permanent Nerve Damage From Surgical Positioning

This case involves a female patient who on underwent a total hysterectomy to resect uterine cancer. The surgery was lengthy, as the surgeon was sending slides to pathology as the procedure progressed, until he eventually decided on total hysterectomy. The…

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Broken Outdoor Furniture Causes Serious Injuries

This case involves a man who suffered a serious head injury when a swinging chair he had been sitting on failed catastrophically. The Plaintiff was a resident of the Defendant apartment home where the furniture was located. On the date…

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Pediatric Cardiology Expert Discusses Botched Stent Repair

This case involves a male patient who suffered a devastating ischemic stroke shortly after undergoing an aortic stent repair for an aortic arch aneurysm. A covered stent was placed after aortic stenosis and a pseudoaneurysm were found. Subsequently, the stent…

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Mechanical Engineering Expert Opines on Tree Stand Failure

This case involves a hunter who was seriously injured after a failed stitching on a tree stand caused him to fall from a tree. The stand in question was recently purchased from a sporting goods store, and had straps that served…

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Orthopedic Surgery Expert Evaluates Post-Hip Replacement Foot Drop

This case involves a female patient who underwent a total hip replacement in order to repair a serious injury to her right hip. Post-operatively, the patient developed foot drop which was not present prior to the operation. She also complained…

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Legal Malpractice Expert Opines on Employment Discrimination Case

This case involves a Plaintiff who filed an employment discrimination complaint against the U.S equal employment opportunity commission, alleging that he had been denied employment on the basis of his race. The same agency eventually released a statement that said…

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Cardiology Expert Opines on Sudden Death of Boot Camp Workout Participant

This fitness industry case involves a a healthy, middle-aged female who had enrolled in a boot camp style group fitness program at a local gym. As a part of the exercise regime in the program, participants were required to perform a…

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Expert Opines on Infected Bedsores Developed by Nursing Home Resident

This case involves an elderly female who had become a resident of a retirement community after being diagnosed with dementia. The Plaintiff had been living at the nursing home for several months before family members began noticing signs of apparent…

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Expert Evaluates Failure to Treat Suspected Appendicitis

This case involves a female prison inmate who suffered serious injuries from a ruptured appendix while she was serving time in a county correctional facility. The Plaintiff first presented to the prison infirmary with complaints of severe, radiating pain in her abdomen.…

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