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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
Synthetic Mesh Defect and Migration Causes Severe Abdominal Infection and Fistula Formation
This case involves a sixty-year-old female patient with a history of Crohn’s disease along with multiple abdominal surgeries. The patient presented to the emergency room with a symptomatic and recurrent ventral hernia. On examination, the physician identified a palpable and…
Posted on inHysterectomy via Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Causes Severe Postoperative Issues
This case involves a forty-five-year-old woman, status post hysterectomy.  This patient presented to her OBGYN physician for a partial hysterectomy via Da Vinci robotic approach.  During the procedure suing the surgical technology, one of the blades fractured from one of the trocars,…
Posted on inDelayed Diagnosis of Strangulated Bowel Leads to Bowel Resection
This case involves a female patient who initially wanted to use Essure as a permanent form of contraceptive, but changed her mind and underwent a tubal ligation at a local community hospital instead. The procedure was performed by her private…
Posted on inSchool’s Failure to Monitor Leads to Truant Student Getting Hit by Motorcycle
This academic affairs case involves a 10-year old boy who was taking summer school classes. The student’s mother dropped him off at school and later, before the last classes were dismissed, he decided to leave the school. The student went to…
Posted on inAssociate Attorney’s Referral May Breach Fiduciary Duty Owed to Law Firm
This case concerns an attorney who recommended that his firm take a personal injury case representing victims of a helicopter crash. One of the victims of the crash was the father of one of the attorney’s friends. A partner at…
Posted on inPop Singer Infringes on Copyrighted R&B Song
This case involves a pop singer who made a pop song with the same name as a copyrighted soul song from the 1960’s. The original song was made by a famous group that had many R&B and soul hits from…
Posted on inInvestment Adviser Makes Misrepresentations to Investors About Non-Traded REITs
This case involves a capital market investment adviser who was working for a financial services company that sold non-traded REITs to clients. The adviser told clients that REITs were safe and conservative investments and that no risk was involved in this kind of investment. The…
Posted on inAirline Passenger Slips and Fractures Kneecap
This case involves an airline passenger who was attempting to board a 737 jetliner. There were some wet spots of liquid running across the area where the passengers walked in order to board the plane. The passenger walked across this…
Posted on inDefectively Designed Aluminum Baseball Bat Leaves Teenager With Severe Facial Injuries
This case involves an allegedly defective aluminum baseball bat. The plaintiff, a fifteen-year-old baseball player, was pitching in a high school game. The batter in the game was using an aluminum bat. After the plaintiff delivered a pitch to the…
Posted on inIronworkers Killed in Stadium Construction Accident
This case concerns three ironworkers who were employed by a construction company to help build the roof on a baseball stadium designed by a famous architect. Construction was running behind schedule due to the wait for specially made pipes that…
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