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Articles by Joe O'Neill

Nephrology Expert Opines on Dialysis Patient’s Life Expectancy

This case takes place in Massachusetts and involves a middle-aged male patient who required hemodialysis after multiple rounds of treatment and tumor cryoablation for cancer. In addition to problems with his kidneys, he had a complex medical history with many…

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Product Defect Allegedly Causes Explosion in Refrigerator

This case takes place in Kentucky and involves an injury to a middle-aged man who was hit by the door of his refrigerator after it exploded due to an alleged defect in its design. The plaintiff had recently purchased a new…

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Substandard Perinatal Care Results in Severe Birth Defects

In this case, an expectant mother came into the hospital complaining of contractions. After a two day hospital stay the mother began to complain of increased contractions, at which point one of the physicians notes “non-reassuring fetal testing” related to a…

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Dangerous Intersection Design Contributes to Fatal Accident

This case takes place in Oregon and involves a man who was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff was at a large intersection where an unusual and newly-developed traffic signal had been installed. The traffic signal permitted drivers to…

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Dislodged Tracheotomy Causes Respiratory Failure

This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a middle aged male patient who was receiving care after he was released from the ICU after suffering serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident. As a requirement of his recovery, he…

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Grocery Store Shopper is Injured by Falling Shelves

This case takes place in New York and involves an elderly male who attempted to reach merchandise on a high shelf at a large grocery retailer. As the man attempted to remove merchandise from the shelf, a failure in one of the…

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Appraisal Expert Witness Opines on Value of Parking Spaces

The plaintiff in this case is in a homeowner’s association in an upscale housing development of California. The housing development consists of a series of townhouses with blocks of shared parking spaces directly adjacent to the homes. The Covenants, Conditions,…

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Defective Space Heater Causes Serious Burns

This thermal analysis case takes place in Ohio and involves the alleged improper function of an electric space heater. The plaintiff purchased an electric heater from a large online retail chain for use in her home. He had the heater on its…

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Botched Foot Surgery Causes Chronic Pain

This case takes place in Georgia and involves a male patient who presented to the hospital for surgery based upon the recommendation of his podiatrist for the removal of a large bunion on his right foot. He experienced significant problems…

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Contaminated Water Causes Serious Infection

This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves an employee of a large fishing vessel which had been operating in the Bering Sea for several weeks. The man was a deckhand on the vessel who had been employed by the…

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