Victoria Negron

This case involves an 8-year-old male patient with type 1 diabetes. He presented to the emergency room with excessive thirst, vomiting, and shortness of breath and was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The hospital in question did not have a pediatric DKA…

This case involves a man that was crushed by a live oak tree branch in South Carolina. The man was walking through a field at a large university-owned arboretum. According to the university, the trees in this area of the…

This case involves a handicapped man that was injured by a newly installed automatic door at a hospital. The door in question was in the hospital lobby. One of the lobby desk staff members came over to assist the man…

This case involves an overweight diabetic female patient who presented to the emergency room with aphasia and limited range of mobility. After being admitted, she was unable to move her extremities. The emergency room physician called a stroke code and a head…

This case involves a maritime insurance bad faith claim. An insured marina sued their insurer for damages allegedly caused by the mismanagement of their claim. The insurance company denied coverage for a claim regarding internal damages to one of the marina’s…

This case involves an online clothing company that made false and misleading claims in its advertising. The company was marketed as a luxury clothing line and used high-pressure sales tactics to draw consumers to purchase. The company had various high-resolution images…

This case involves a 54-year-old male patient who presented with persistent abdominal pain, constipation, and blood in his stool. He was admitted and given an MR scan of the pelvis but the diagnostic radiologist read the scans as normal. He…

This case involves suspected accounting fraud by a large pharmaceutical company. It was alleged that the company in question was acting in violation of the False Claims Act by billing for mislabeled drugs which were outside of the scope of…

This case involves a woman who required leg amputation after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The woman was renting a house with a poor heating system and no fireplace. In early March, the woman’s heating system stopped working entirely. Her landlord…

This case involves a dispute over an estate. A wealthy couple died suddenly in a boating accident leaving their 4 children to inherit their estate. It was discovered that the will to the estate had been amended to exclude one of their daughters. The…