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Michael is Senior Vice President of Marketing at The Expert Institute. Michael oversees every aspect of The Expert Institute’s marketing strategy including SEO, PPC, marketing automation, email marketing, content development, analytics, and branding.Articles by Michael Morgenstern
Neurologist Misdiagnoses Patient and Prescribes Incorrect IV Therapy
This case takes place in Missouri and involves a patient who on presented to a neurologist with complaints of numbness, pins and needles, and burning on the bottom of the feet. The patient was diagnosed with polyneuropathy by the defending…
Posted on inLifeguards Allegedly Fail to Rescue Drowning Woman At Water Park
This case involves an elderly female who drowned at a water park. Â The decedent was swimming with her young children, holding onto a rope that is attached to a dock with buoys hanging along them. On the dock was a…
Posted on inEmployee Murdered by Violent Client on the Job
This case takes place in Virginia and involves a young woman who was murdered on the job. She was sent out to perform functions much like a professional social worker but with no education or training in the field. The…
Posted on inPoor Footwear Design Results in Slip and Fall Injury
This case involves the questionable design of a sneaker model – the plaintiff, located in Oregon, in the claim wore a pair of designer sneakers and sustained significant injury subsequent to a slip and fall incident while wearing the shoes…
Posted on inPatient Suffers Severe Injuries at an Addiction Rehabilitation Center
This addiction psychiatry case involves a patient who suffered injuries at a addiction rehabilitation center located in Oregon. The rehab center conducted an assessment upon intake of the patient and they noted that the patient was suffering from “hallucinations” as result…
Posted on inCancer Patient Dies from Dilaudid Overdose
This pain medicine case takes place in Minnesota and involves a patient with cancer of the tonsils. The patient required extensive radiation treatment and was cured of cancer. The patient experienced a great deal of pain as a result of the…
Posted on inHigh Fall Risk Patient Dies After Being Left Unattended For Hours in Hospital
Patient was a known fall risk. While in a Utah-based hospital for irregular heartbeat and in the cardiac care unit the patient was removed from his telemetry and oxygen and left in the bathroom for four-hours during which time he…
Posted on inPediatrics Expert Witness Advises On Misdiagnosis Prior to Discharge
This case takes place in Vermont involves a female neonate who was discharged from the hospital and re-admitted within hours with an interrupted aortic arch and other serious heart defects. The infant was born on to a 27-year old G2P2…
Posted on inBicycle Expert Advises On Dangerous Bicycle Path Design
This case involves a bicycle accident on an area of the Chicago lakefront. Along the waterfront on the south side of Chicago there is a stepped retaining wall that was built to prevent erosion and flooding. It was designed so…
Posted on inGeneral Surgery Expert Advises On Emergency Appendectomy That Resulted In Sepsis
This case takes place in Nebraska and involves inadequate surgical and post surgical care rendered by a general surgeon to a pregnant woman who required an emergency appendectomy and later developed sepsis. The 23-week pregnant female patient who presented to…
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