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$9,000,000 – Electric Shock Case
After working out the details of a workers' compensation lien with Judge Sandra Moss yesterday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, attorneys finalized a settlement that secures $9 million for an employee of a contractor who suffered electric shock when the loader he was operating came into contact with uninsulated power lines.
$8,900,000 – Office Builder Injuries
A worker, who was partially paralyzed, blinded in one eye and suffered extensive brain damage when a 10-ton mobile office unit fell on him will be paid nearly $9 million in a global settlement of a products liability lawsuit that was scheduled to go to trial Dec. 6.
$8,500,000 – Roofer Fall
A case involving a roofer who was paralyzed after falling about 40 feet has culminated in an $8.5 million settlement.
$8,300,000 – Industrial Accident Case
After three and a half weeks of trial in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Howland W. Abramson's courtroom, a jury returned an $8.3 million verdict in a products liability case earlier this week.
$8,000,000 – Paraplegia Following Worksite Accident
A Brazilian man who was paralyzed from the waist down after falling 18 feet from the house frame he was constructing will be paid $8 million in a settlement reached last week in the midst of a trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
$8,000,000 – Concrete Truck Rolls Backwards
The 31-year-old plaintiff filed this negligence action against the driver of an 80,000-pound concrete truck as well as the driver's employer after the truck backed down a closed construction ramp and ran over the plaintiff, necessitating amputation of his right leg, hip and buttock.
$7,900,000 – Products Liability and Negligence Case
Richard L. Jones filed suit against West Penn Power Company, Cargotek, Larry's Homes of Pa., Inc. Walker Excavating and C&W Builders after sustaining when the boom of a truck he was operating struck a live overhead electrical wire.
$7,900,000 – Construction Fall
When the pool of potential jurors filed into Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Marlene F. Lachman's courtroom on Friday morning, they were informed almost immediately that they were no longer needed.
$7,000,000 – Conrail Worker's Catastrophic Injury
A former Conrail employee catastrophically injured when a 40-pound steel plate fell on his face received a $7 million verdict from a Philadelphia Common Please jury yesterday.
$6,630,000 – Van Driver Injury
A Philadelphia jury has awarded just over $6.63 million to an airport van driver injured when a bus allegedly struck her as she attempted to help her passengers unload their baggage outside a terminal at Philadelphia International Airport.
$6,600,000 – Failure to Diagnose Cancer on Time
A Philadelphia jury yesterday awarded more than $6.6 million in damages to a woman who sued two doctors for failing to diagnose breast cancer in time to halt its spread to her liver and other vital organs.