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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
Front End Loader Tears Roof Off of a Car, Injuring Plaintiff’s Head
This case involves an injury to the plaintiff and harm done to the roofing of the plaintiff’s car. The plaintiff, a middle-aged man, was a passenger in a car traveling on a two-way rural road, which was not designated as…
Posted on in3/4 Inch Elevation Deviation in Sidewalk – Woman Falls and Breaks Hip
This case involves an injury sustained by a 45-year old man while walking on a damaged sidewalk. The plaintiff was walking on a public sidewalk that intersected the defendant’s sloped driveway. The driveway went into an apartment complex. The plaintiff’s…
Posted on inPoor Supervision Leads to Devastating Gym Class Basketball Injury
This athletic management case involves an injury to a student, which she sustained during gym class. The plaintiff, a 13-year old female, was engaged in a school gym basketball match. She was playing on a girls’ team against boys larger than…
Posted on inUnsafe Use of Forklift Leads to Crushed Leg
This case involves a truck driver that was injured by a forklift. Upon making a delivery at a warehouse, the forklift operator began to unload the content of the trucker’s tractor trailer. The contents were being unloaded from the truck’s tractor…
Posted on inCarotid Artery Perforated During Central Venous Catheter Placement
This case involves a 71-year-old woman with end stage renal disease who died as a result of complications following placement of a central venous catheter to enable hemodialysis. During the procedure, her left carotid artery was perforated, causing massive internal…
Posted on inDefective Crib Design Suffocates Child
This case involves a 14-month old child injured by the support bars in his crib, which collapsed and suffocated him. The child was playing in his crib when the support bars collapsed, entrapped his head, which caused the child to…
Posted on inBotched Osteotomy Procedure to Relieve Chronic Foot Pain Results in Significant Damages
This case involves a 37-year-old female patient who presented to her foot doctor complaining of throbbing pressure and pain in her right foot and heel. The patient underwent an osteotomy procedure to relieve chronic foot pain. However, the patient never…
Posted on inMismanagement of Neuroblastoma Tumor in Young Child Leads to Untimely Death
This case involves a 4-year-old patient who was diagnosed with a neuroblastoma and was admitted for emergency surgery. The surgery was determined to be a success and a majority of the mass was resected. Over a several-week period following the…
Posted on inMissed Diagnosis of Septic Knee Joint With Patient Abandoned by Physician
This case involves a 64-year-old patient that presented to the hospital with severe knee pain. The ER staff contacted the orthopedist on call for instructions on how to manage this patient and they were told to aspirate the knee and…
Posted on inPatient Undergoes Left Lung Lobectomy and Dies From Ruptured Pulmonary Artery
This case involves a 59-year-old male with a past medical history significant for lung cancer.  The patient underwent a left upper lung lobectomy and mediastinoscopy.  Four days after being discharged from the hospital, the patient was readmitted for an acute episode…
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