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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
Nursing Home Administers Incorrect Medicine to Patient
This case involves a nurse who switched the drugs of two patients which caused one of them to suffer a severe adverse reaction. One week prior to the incident, the nurse had been transferred to a nursing home and was…
Posted on inFiduciary Expert Witness Discusses Actions of Retirement Plan Sponsor
This case involves a retirement plan sponsor who hired an adviser for the plan. The defendant worked for a small company, and had been an employee for over thirty-three years. Part of her job was to manage the retirement plan…
Posted on inEmergency Medicine Physician Neglects to Call Psychiatry Consult
This case involves a thirty-four-year-old male patient, with a significant medical history of mental issues, including paranoid schizophrenia. He was brought to the ER by the police after a delusional episode and was treated with a number of psychotropic medications.…
Posted on inNursing Home Resident Knocked Unconscious, not Discovered for Hours
This case involves a resident of a nursing home who fell and was not found for several hours. The plaintiff, a ninety-year-old female, was a resident of a nursing home. On the day in question, the resident was leaving her…
Posted on inConstruction Worker Suffers Injuries After Two Story Fall
This case involves a workplace injury at a residential construction site. The plaintiff was helping to build a deck on the second floor of a new home. In order to traverse the beams, the workers had installed composite wood to…
Posted on inSchool Fires Teacher for Social Media Communication with Students
This defense case involves the alleged wrongful termination of a teacher. The plaintiff, a teacher at a rural high school, engaged in a class project where she ‘friended’ a number of students from her personal Facebook. Though there was no…
Posted on inLoose Latch on Semi-Truck Causes Serious Accident
This case involves a car accident with a semi-truck. The plaintiff, a twenty-five-year-old female, was driving home from work in the middle lane of a highway. When she was about a mile away from her exit, a semi-truck passed her…
Posted on inOrthopedic Surgeon Gives Improper Orders for Knee Device
This case involves the incorrect use and positioning of a continuous passive motion device on a patient’s leg following a total right knee replacement surgery. The medical records showed that the patient’s leg was placed into the device without a…
Posted on inInternal Medicine Physician Prescribes Haldol to Parkinson’s Patient
This case involves a seventy-two-year-old male, with a medical history of Parkinson’s disease, who presented to the emergency room after sustaining a deep laceration to his leg. The patient was admitted and over the next few days, the leg became…
Posted on inMotorcycle Accident Allegedly Caused by New Tires
This case involves a motorcycle accident. The plaintiff, a forty-three-year-old female, purchased a new motorcycle. She had been riding for over twenty years. Also, she had the dealership place new tires on the motorcycle. The new tires were installed, but…
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