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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
Endocrinologist Fails to Diagnose Hormonal Disorder
This case takes place in New York and involves a middle aged patient who presented with symptoms of a rare endocrine disorder typically caused by tumors. The endocrinologists at the defendant hospital referred the patient for a brain MRI and…
Posted on inOffice Worker Suffers Repeated Sexual Harassment
This case takes place in Florida and involves sexual harassment of an employee in the corporate offices of a large office supply company. Beginning shortly after she was first hired as an administrative assistant, the plaintiff’s supervisor repeatedly made remarks…
Posted on inSuspicious Lesion Goes Untested by Family Doctor
This case takes place in Illinois and involves a female patient who presented to her family doctor with a lesion on her right shoulder. The physician visually inspected the patient’s shoulder, but provided no diagnosis, instructing the patient to “keep an…
Posted on inMan is Injured by Broken Glass in Pool
This case takes place in Massachusetts and involves a man who suffered injuries from a glass shard that was present at the bottom of a swimming pool in a large water park. The man had been relaxing by the side…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Provide Anticoagulation Treatment During Stroke
This case takes place in Colorado and involves an older male patient who was previously in excellent health, a non-smoker, non-drug user, and occasional drinker with no major health issues. The patient was involved in a minor car accident that…
Posted on inPatient is Permanently Injured by Aneurysm
This case takes place in New Mexico and involves a male patient with a history of migraines. He presented to the ER with complaints of what seemed to be a migraine headache. The admitting nurse noted that the patient appeared…
Posted on inPilot Crashes Due to Unsafe Runway Conditions
This case takes place in Texas and involves a man who died while performing his duties as a pilot. On the day of the accident the pilot was approaching the airport after a five hour ferry flight in a small…
Posted on inInadequate Security at Warehouse Leads to Massive Theft
This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a shipping company that had hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods stolen from a warehouse that the company was leasing to store priceless memorabilia and other pieces of antique artwork before auction.…
Posted on inChild Dies From Undiagnosed Infection
This case takes place in North Carolina and involves an infant born via vaginal delivery with no complications. Some time shortly after the child’s birth, his parents brought him in for a checkup. It was during this checkup that the…
Posted on inDangerous Bike Path Causes Fatal Accident
This case takes place in Michigan and involves a bicycle accident that occurred on a newly constructed bike path in a public park. The bike path was constructed in a large park, and covered terrain ranging from open fields to wooded…
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