Michael Talve, CEO

This elbow surgery case involves a sixty-six-year-old patient who underwent a right total elbow arthroplasty. During the procedure, the ulnar nerve was severely damaged. The surgical note reports that the ulnar nerve was transposed to the anterior side of the medial…

This case involves a sixty-five-year-old female patient with a past medical history of coronary artery disease.  This patient presented to her primary care physician with exertional chest pain, dizziness, SOB, and palpitations. A cardiologist was consulted and the decision for angioplasty…

This case involves a college student who drowned in his university’s pool. The student’s mother considered the possibility of filing a lawsuit but was too distraught to get an attorney in the case. The student’s older brother worked as a…

This case involves an allegedly defective football helmet. The plaintiff was engaged in a pre-season high school football practice drill called the “machine gun” or “flipper drill.” In this drill, one defensive player was squared off against a line of…

This case involves a thirteen-year-old girl who became interested in satanism. This caused the student to have an obsession with death. The student told several of her friends that she was going to commit suicide. Several of the student’s friends…

This case involves a forty-five-year-old female who presented to her primary care physician’s office with complaints of a nodular lump on her breast. At the initial visit, the patient was only seen by a medical student, the physician did not…

This urologic oncology case involves a fifty-six-year-old man who was undergoing treatment for urinary frequency, nighttime urination, and occasional blood in the urine. The urologist performed a cystoscopy and diagnosed the patient with an overactive bladder and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The patient…

This case involves the owners of an erotic item and adult apparel company who named their company a name that imitated the trademarked name of a famous lingerie company. The lingerie company operated many stores nationwide and had a popular…

This case involves a female infant born at forty-one weeks to a healthy mother. The amniotic fluid was stained with meconium at birth; however, the infant did not have respiratory distress at this time. A few hours later the mother…

This academic affairs case involves a fourteen-year-old student at an Intermediate School. This student usually walked home from school. The student usually departed school at 2:15 PM. On the day the student was injured, her teacher asked her to stay after…