Joe O'Neill

Case:   Nucor Corp. v. Bell, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86328 (D.S.C. Jan. 11, 2008) Background Plaintiff Nucor, a steel mill, filed suit against defendant Bell, a former employee, and his new company, alleging that defendants misappropriated trade secrets and planned…

Case: Cooper v. City of Chi. Heights, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56926 Background Teresa Lacovetti’s ex-boyfriend Allen Perkins allegedly murdered her after she repeatedly complained about Perkins’ harassment to the City of Chicago Heights (“the City”) police department and Perkins’…

This case takes place in Texas and involves a wheelchair-bound female who had signed a lease on an apartment after relocating to a new city for work. She requested a handicapped accessible unit, and was advised by the landlord that she’d…

This case takes place in Florida and involves a young man, who was severely injured during a football drill during practice. The plaintiff was a high school student who was a starting player on the varsity football team at an…

This case takes place in Georgia and involves a middle-aged female who had a past medical history of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. As a result of her weight and the multiple comorbidities present the patient was identified as a…

This case takes place in California and involves an older male who presented to a plastic surgeon for multiple cosmetic procedures, including a rhytidoplasty facelift and Botox facial fillers. The patient had undergone multiple other procedures with the same doctor,…

This construction case takes place in Nevada and involves a subcontractor that allegedly provided faulty materials and installation services. The plaintiffs were engaged in the construction of a large warehouse facility that required the use of steel roof trusses. As…

This equipment design patent infringement case takes place in Virginia and involves a piece of laboratory equipment that is used to rapidly sequence multiple samples of DNA. The device contains a staging area in which tubes containing multiple samples are placed awaiting…

This case takes place in Tennessee and involves a twenty-six-year old patient who went to her doctor because of chronically elevated liver enzymes. The patient had a history of depression, eating disorders, and arthralgia. In 2008, she was diagnosed with…

This case takes place in Kansas and involves a 40-year-old male patient who was under the care of a chiropractor for two months following a motor vehicle accident. The chiropractor suggested that the patient receive several manipulations that would be…