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Articles by Joe O'Neill

Patient is Killed by Undiagnosed Thyroid Condition

This case takes place in Maryland and involves a female patient who collapsed while running a 5k nonprofit fundraising race for charity. She was admitted to a local hospital where she received a complete cardiac workup that revealed an irregular…

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Patient is Denied Disability by Insurance Company

This disability services case takes place in Iowa and involves a female patient who has been denied long term disability by her insurance company. The patient had multiple medical issues including cancer, chronic intestinal disorders, hormone imbalances, glaucoma, and an undiagnosed…

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Trucking Company is Accused of Negligent Hiring Practices

This talent acquisition case takes place in Michigan and involves negligent hiring practices at a long-range courier service to transport antiques and other vintage memorabilia. The plaintiff was a driver for the company who was driving in the evening on the…

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Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment Leads to Permanent Blindness

This visual impairment case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a male patient who suffered episodes of nausea and vomiting over the course of several months. On one occasion, the patient presented to the hospital with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain,…

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Patient is Sexually Assaulted During Hospital Stay

This case takes place in New Hampshire and involves an older female who was admitted to an inpatient medical facility for medical treatment over the course of several days. While she was in the hospital, she was paired with another…

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Chemical Plant Employee is Killed by Defective Equipment

This electrochemistry case takes place in South Carolina and involves an employee of a chemical supplies plant who was involved with the operations of a large chemical reactor, which was used to produce a caustic product. The water that is recovered…

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Forensic Meteorologist Comments on Ice Formation in Slip and Fall

This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a man who slipped on a sheet of ice and broke his wrist while on her commute. The average temperature the day prior well below freezing. The man was walking on the…

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Warehouse Worker is Injured in Preventable Fall

This case takes place in Texas and involves an employee of a national auto parts distributor who was injured in the warehouse. He was instructed to retrieve a box of heavy components that was high up on a shelf in…

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Cardiologist Fails to Order Life-Saving Catheterization

This case takes place in Maryland and involves a female patient who was admitted to hospital with chief complaint of chest pain. She was seen by a cardiologist who noted that the patient had experienced one minor heart attack in the…

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Podiatrist Fails to Treat Fatal Infection

This case takes place in New York and involves a patient who suffered from a wound on his right foot which was first seen by podiatrist. The patient was HIV positive but had no other medical issues, and the podiatrist began…

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