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Michael Talve, CEO
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Michael is the CEO and Managing Director of Expert Institute. His previous experience includes multiple entrepreneurial ventures in industries ranging from legal services to consumer products. Through his work with Expert Institute, Michael has emerged as a key innovator in the legal technology space.Articles by Michael Talve, CEO
Defectively Designed Car Seat Leaves Child With Concussion
This case involves an allegedly defective child’s car seat. The plaintiff, a thirty-six-year-old male, was driving home with his five-year-old son and two-year-old daughter in a sedan. He took an unfamiliar, local route to avoid increased tolls. He came to…
Posted on inRetail Expert Witness Discusses Customer’s Ladder Accident
This case involves a thirty-seven-year-old male who was injured at a large retail store after falling from a ladder and being crushed by a television. The plaintiff visited the large retail store in search of a new television to place…
Posted on inEducation Expert Witness Opines on Teacher’s Excessive Punishment
This educational leadership case involves a teacher who duct-taped a student’s mouth shut and placed an index card over it for misbehaving during class. Prior to the act in question, the plaintiff, an eleven-year-old student, was repeatedly reprimanded for talking out…
Posted on inSlip and Fall at Coffee Shop Causes Significant Injury
This case involves an injury to a woman who, while playing an augmented reality game in the cafe, slipped and fell on a wet floor at an urban coffee shop. The plaintiff, a twenty-nine-year-old female, became severely injured after slipping…
Posted on inDa Vinci Robot Prostatectomy Leads to Severe Nerve Damage
This case involves a sixty-five-year-old male who underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. The patient was placed in the lithotomy position with his arms padded and tucked at his side with his hands supported on foam pads. The surgical staff reportedly…
Posted on inRobotic-Assisted Hysterectomy Results in Postoperative Infection
This case involves a fifty-eight-year-old female patient who presented to her OBGYN complaining of post-menopausal bleeding. The patient underwent a failed dilation and curettage by a previous physician who told her that she had a thickened endometrial stripe. The patient…
Posted on inMotorcycle Accident Caused by Front Wheel Falling Off
This case involves an injury to a male after the front wheel of his motorcycle came off. The plaintiff, a forty-four-year-old man had just taken his motorcycle to be serviced at a dealership for routine maintenance and a new set…
Posted on inStray Bullet Injures Man in Public Park
This case involves an injury to a male in a wooded area. The plaintiff brought his son to go on a bicycle and hiking trip at the edge of a public park. When they arrived, they set up their supplies…
Posted on inDesign Defect Causes Clothing Iron to Burst Into Flames
This case involves a product liability suit against an appliance company. The plaintiff was using a clothes iron, which he had purchased three months prior to the incident in question. On the day in question, the plaintiff was ironing and…
Posted on inChild Abused and Starved After Being Placed With Uncle
This case involves the welfare of a child who was taken by Child Protective Services. During a hearing, the court removed the child, who was seven at the time, from his father’s custody, and placed him with his paternal uncle.…
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