Michael Talve, CEO

This case involves a high-school senior who did not like his school principal. The student decided to play a prank on the principal. The student used his grandmother’s computer to sign on to Myspace.com and created a parody profile of…

This case involves a sculptor who decided to make a polychromed wood sculptural version of a copyrighted photograph that showed a couple and their 8 puppies. Through a variety of marketing channels, the photograph was published in a local newspaper,…

This aviation planning case involves a 747 aircraft that was carrying 269 passengers on an international flight from the United States to Asia. The pilots of the plane failed to program the plane’s inertial navigation and radar system properly. Because of…

This case concerns a homeowner who went outside to pick up a package that had just been delivered by the postal service. The postman had left the package below the homeowner’s front door step. When the homeowner went out the…

This case involves a state agency who owned a piece of property. The agency hired a general contractor for construction activities for a pipe operation. The general contractor retained a company as a subcontractor to construct a slurry wall on…

This case involves a male employee who worked on an offshore oil rig. The employee’s male supervisor forcibly subjected the employee to sex-related actions against him in front of co-workers. The supervisor repeatedly threatened the employee with rape and physically…

This case involves an allegedly defective toy stroller. The plaintiff’s sixteen-month-old son was pushing his sister around in the toy stroller in their home. The stroller rolled away from the child and he lost his balance. The stroller then tipped…

This case involves a fifty-two-year-old female patient who, following a knee arthroplasty, resulted in foot drop. The plaintiff initially presented to her orthopedic surgeon with osteoarthritis and the decision was a total knee replacement. During the procedure, a prosthetic was…

This case involves a female patient who presented to an ophthalmologist for LASIK surgery. The patient was seeking this procedure to eliminate the need for corrective lenses. While performing the procedure, the physician used a LASIK blade to shave the…

This case involves a fifty-one-year-old female patient who underwent an endoscopic/percutaneous discectomy for a lumbar disc prolapse. Unfortunately, the patient was left with hemiparesis of the lower extremity as a result.  The plaintiff had a herniated disc in the L4/L5 region.…