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Articles by Victoria Negron

Telecommunications Expert Discusses Private Line Technology Development

This case involves a telecommunications dispute surrounding the mechanics of private lines and long distance calls. An expert on telecommunications was sought to provide a historical perspective on the development of these technologies over the past 20 years and explain how…

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Woman Loses Toe In Retail Store Escalator Accident

This case involves an injury that occurred on an escalator at a department store. A woman who was wearing sandals was ascending to the third floor of the store. As she was getting off the escalator, the escalator suffered a…

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Nephrologist Elects Not To Medicate Athlete With Severe Potassium Deficiency

This case involves an otherwise healthy 16-year-old crew team athlete who experienced persistent inexplicable muscle spasms and was hospitalized. While hospitalized, the patient was discovered to have very low potassium levels and abnormal EKGs. He was referred to a nephrologist…

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Patient Develops Compulsive Behavior While Taking Antipsychotic Medication

This case involves a 26-year-old male patient with bipolar disorder and severe depression who was prescribed the antipsychotic aripipiprazole. This patient had a family history of bipolar disorder and alcoholism. While taking the antipsychotic medication, the patient experienced a host of compulsive behaviors, specifically pathological…

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Residential Property Owners Resist Eminent Domain Imposition

This case involves an eminent domain proceeding in Nebraska. A large energy company proposed building a power plant complex allegedly for public benefit which required the company to seize residential property in the plant’s proposed vicinity. Residential property owners asserted that the…

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Orthodontic Patient Loses Teeth Due To Misread X-Rays

This case involves a 14-year-old boy with dental braces and a history of root resorption. He had his braces on for 18 months and routinely received X-rays to monitor his root resorption. Within of week after his braces were removed,…

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Construction Site Trench Collapse Kills Worker

This case involves a worker fatality during an excavation project. A career employee of a plumbing company was working to lay a pipe at a condominium construction site. The employee was working in a trench about 8 feet deep when the…

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Insurance Company Accused Of Overcharging Customers by Millions

This case involves a class action suit against a title insurance company. It was alleged that the insurance company failed to follow its own filed rates and overcharged plaintiffs by millions of dollars in improperly calculated premiums for lenders policies. The…

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Engineering Design Flaw Blamed For Brewery Construction Complications

This case involves the design and construction of a microbrewery in Massachusetts. The microbrewery project director hired a construction company who claimed to have extensive experience designing and constructing this type of facility. The construction company also claimed to be the industry leader in designing…

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Portfolio Manager Accuses Wealth Management Firm Of Defamation

This case involves a defamation claim levied against a senior employee in the wealth management firm. The plaintiff stockbroker claimed his superior made false and improper statements regarding his capacity to manage his clients’ portfolios. In turn, these claims affected…

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