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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
Shopper is Permanently Injured by Falling Merchandise
This case takes place in Texas and involves a man who was injured while shopping in the electronics department of a major retail chain. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff had been attempting to remove a boxed flat…
Posted on inMan Struck by Subway Train After Falling on Tracks
This case takes place in New York and involves a man who was struck by a subway train and suffered severe injuries. In the late evening hours, a subway motorman was operating a standard subway train in a major metropolitan…
Posted on inRailroad Worker Suffers Permanent Injury From Electric Shock
This case takes place in New York and involves a locomotive engineer who was injured while operating the locomotive for a large freight train hauling iron ore. The engineer leaned back in his seat and, without warning, his hand touched…
Posted on inVeterinary Medicine Expert Withstands Daubert Challenge
CASE: Gunn Hill Dairy Props., LLC v. L.A. Dep’t of Water & Power, 2012 UT App 20 (2012) BACKGROUND: In February 2005, Plaintiffs, a group of present and former owners of dairy farms in Millard County, UT, filed suit against…
Posted on inCivil Engineering Expert Opines on Metal Roofing Failure
CASE: Buddy’s Plant Plus Corp. v. Centimark Corp., 978 F. Supp. 2d 523 (2013) BACKGROUND: This case concerns an allegedly defective roof coating system (specifically an elastomeric acrylic coatings manufactured by Lapolla, Inc.) installed by Defendant, CentiMark Corporation (“CentiMark”) at…
Posted on inLack of Monitoring During Psoriasis Treatment Leads to Liver Damage
This case takes place in Michigan and involves an older male patient who suffered from complications after prolonged use of a particular drug. The patient had been treated with the drug for several years in order to treat persistent psoriasis…
Posted on inDoctors Fail to Detect Spinal Fracture
This case takes place in California and involves a female with a past medical history of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Her condition was stable and she’d been managed effectively for about one year under the care of a rheumatologist. The patient suffered…
Posted on inContractor is Unknowingly Exposed to Toxic Materials
This case takes place in Texas and involves an individual who owned/operated a small industrial cleaning business. The individual and his company were hired by a large company to provide cleaning services to some of its facilities involved in the…
Posted on inWoman Suffers Renal Infarction Due to Employer Negligence
This case takes place in California and involves a young female who worked for a furniture delivery service. In the course of her daily duties, the woman was expected to spend several hours driving one of the company’s delivery trucks.…
Posted on inSoftware Error Contributes to Fatal Shooting
This case takes place in Virginia and involves a potential software breakdown of the computer aided dispatch system for a county police department that resulted in the shooting death of two individuals. The plaintiffs in this case were two bounty…
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