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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
Doctors Fail to Remove Suspicious Polyps
This case takes place in New York and involves a middle-aged male patient who had a significant history of gastrointestinal illnesses and had undergone several surgical procedures on both his small and large intestines over the course of his life. As…
Posted on inPatient Develops Necrotizing Infection in Hospital
This case takes place in Connecticut and involves a female with a history of spinal injury and limited mobility who developed a necrotic wound while she a patient in the hospital. On admission to the hospital the patient presented with…
Posted on inPatient Injured After Physical Therapy Ends Prematurely
This case takes place in Ohio and involves a male that was in good health prior to the events in this case. After sustaining a fairly serious injury to his knee while playing softball in a corporate recreational league, he presented…
Posted on inFailure to Monitor Coumadin Regimen Leads to Death
This case takes place in California and involves a male patient who was prescribed a daily dosage of Coumadin without specific follow-up for routine lab studies. Some weeks after beginning the Coumadin regimen, the patient presented to the defendant physician…
Posted on inAutomobile Expert Witness Discusses Airbag Deployment Malfunction
This case involves a woman who was driving her rental car and hit a deviation in the road which caused her airbags to deploy. The plaintiff, a twenty-three-year-old female, was driving from her house to a nearby shopping mall. The…
Posted on inFactory Worker is Electrocuted by Machinery
This case takes place in New York and involves a contractor who was electrocuted at a bicycle factory. The plaintiff was contracted to repair machines at the defendant factory, working several years as an electrician for large manufacturers. On this occasion,…
Posted on inMan is Killed in Accident With Negligent Truck Driver
This case takes place in Mississippi and involves a man who died in a motor vehicle accident. The trucker made an illegal u-turn at the time of the accident, which caused hit truck to collide with that of the plaintiff…
Posted on inConstruction Worker is Hurt by Forklift on Jobsite
This case takes place in Missouri and involves a woman who was injured while employed as a construction consultant on a commercial construction project. On the day of the accident, the defendant was operating a forklift in order to offload pallets of construction…
Posted on inMaintenance Worker is Seriously Hurt in Parking Lot Accident
This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a man who suffered extensive injuries after getting hit by a car. The plaintiff was an employee of an employee of a large fast food chain, who performed maintenance activities on the…
Posted on inMedication Allegedly Causes Fatal Stroke
This case takes place in California and involves a patient that was diagnosed with a psychological condition who had a known allergy to a particular class of antipsychotic medication. She presented to the hospital, where the defendant hospitalist gave her…
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