Michael Talve, CEO

This child neurology case involves a six-year-old child who underwent a tonsillectomy procedure that was performed in two areas. There was some evidence that the surgeon cut too deeply into the anatomy of the jaw bone which resulted in significant, postoperative…

This case involves a twenty-five-year-old female who was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. The patient had a successful cancer resection surgery performed and started chemotherapy shortly thereafter. Her treating medical oncologist ordered an ECHO test prior to administering a several month…

This case involves a fifty-six-year-old female patient who was suffering from a Charcot foot manifestation with a complete collapse of the arch on the left foot. The patient developed a grade one plantar ulcer and required surgery to reconstruct the foot.…

This case involves a female patient with a history of long-standing low back pain with a previous lumbar fusion performed at L3-S1. The patient was referred to the defending physician for a diagnostic myelogram and CT scan with consideration for…

This case involves a seven-year-old girl who complained of severe abdominal pain to her second-grade teacher, her school principal, and her school’s nurse. The child was frequently disciplined for disturbing the classroom setting and for complaining of nausea and dizziness. Early in the…

This case involves two seventeen-year-old female students who were raped by crew members on board a cruise ship destined for the Caribbean. The two girls had recently graduated from high school and were traveling together on a ten-day cruise. Three…

This pop culture and journalism case involves a musician who sued a website service. The celebrity was an internationally known musician, with multiple tours and television appearances. Three years prior to the musician filing suit, he had sexual intercourse with his…

This case involves a fifty-six-year-old male, with a history of obstructive uropathy, who presented to the ED of nausea and profuse, watery diarrhea. On physical exam, he displayed left thigh pain that was significantly out of proportion to the exam.…

This case involves a seventy-one-year-old female patient who underwent an epidural injection in the lumbar spine. Since the injection, the patient has experienced significant pain and weakness and she had great difficulty ambulating. According to the treating radiologist, there was…

This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old male who presented to the ER with complaints of slurred speech, nausea, dizziness, and a brief loss of consciousness. The patient was then transferred to a tertiary care center for a suspected cerebrovascular event. However,…