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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
Young Woman Raped by Security Guard at Art Museum
This case involves a young woman who was raped while attending a gala. The plaintiff, a twenty-three-year-old female, was attending a fine art gala at a museum. While waiting in line for the bathroom, a large security guard proceeded to…
Posted on inAccident in Toy Store Parking Lot Injures Man
This case involves an accident, which severely injured a pedestrian. The driver, a forty-three-year-old male, was searching for parking in a toy store’s parking lot. The driver began pulling into a spot but struck the plaintiff. Unaware that the plaintiff…
Posted on inAutomated Door at Retail Store Severely Injures Child’s Hand
This case involves an automated door at a retail store that severely injured a young child. The plaintiff, a seven-year-old male, was entering a large retail store. The entrance to the retail store had an automated door closer, which was…
Posted on inCircumcision Procedure Results in Recurrent Urinary Tract Issues
This case involves the treatment of an eight-day-old child who underwent a circumcision that was performed at a substandard level. The patient sustained multiple complications including excessive bleeding, postoperative infection, and the removal of too much of the foreskin. The…
Posted on inRadical Prostatectomy Results in Severe Nerve Damage and Paralysis
This case involves a fifty-five-year-old male patient who underwent a holmium laser enucleation and total prostatectomy procedure and suffered many adverse complications. The patient complained of postoperative leg weakness, with the limited ability to ambulate. After the procedure, the patient…
Posted on inNeuroradiology Procedure Complications Result in Death
This case involves a seventy-three-year-old female patient admitted to the ER for sudden onset of right-sided weakness and aphasia. The patient was given tPA and then taken to neuro-interventional radiology for further intervention of an evolving stroke. The patient was…
Posted on inTraumatic Motor Vehicle Accident Results in POTS
This case involves a twenty-eight-year-old female patient who was in a traumatic motor vehicle accident that left her with several complications. She had been attempting to adjust the AC and heat controls on her Jeep Wrangler when another vehicle collided…
Posted on inBowel Perforated During Vaginal Mesh Procedure
This case involves a female patient that underwent surgery to excise a sacrocolpopexy mesh that eroded into her vaginal wall. Postoperatively, the patient was afebrile and vitals were noted to be normal. The following day, the patient began to suffer…
Posted on inMissed Diagnosis of Intestinal Volvulus Causes Bowel Necrosis
This case involves a seven-year-old female who presented to the ER with abdominal pain. She had a medical history significant for developmental delay and, several months prior, required the placement of an intravenous total parenteral nutrition feeding tube (TPN). The…
Posted on inMissed Diagnosis of Intranasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This case involves a fifty-two-year-old male patient with a history of progressive left nasal obstruction and foreign body sensation that developed acutely over a few months. The patient underwent several endoscopic procedures to evaluate for possible obstruction. An endonasal excision…
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