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$1,500,000 – Stroke Victim Due to Delayed Diagnosis

A Montgomery County jury last Friday retuned a $1.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice case where a plaintiff alleged his doctors failed to diagnose a condition that led to a stroke.

$1,480,000 – Crane Contacts Overhead Powerline

Cronce, 42, was hooking a chain around a crane boom section when the crane operator lowered the boom and contacted the powerline. Cronce was electrocuted. He had been a truck driver with average annual earnings of about $27,800. Cronce is survived by his wife and one minor child.

$1,470,000 – NJ Crane Operator's Death

Attorneys for the family of a New Jersey man electrocuted in 1987 when a highway construction crane came in contact with an uninsulated 7,200 volt power line, have announced that a $1,475,000 settlement was finalized on Feb. 6 with the multiple defendants involved.

$1,400,000 – Baseball Helmet Injury

A high school student was injured on April 24, 1981, during a varsity baseball game when he was struck on the helmet by a pitch.

$1,400,000 – Mechanic Settles With Steel Giant Over Fall From Catwalk

Mark Bowers fell 40 feet to the ground when a catwalk collapsed under him at the USX Plant in Fairless Hills. Bowers, a mechanic for subcontractor C.J. Langenfelder, was on his way to a shutdown area of the plant when the catwalk grating gave way underneath him.

$1,400,000 – USX Catwalk Collapse Injures Mechanic

$1,375,000 – Ann Elizabeth Ritsick vs. Pennsylvania Power and Light

On November 23, 1987, David Ritsick, then age 29 was fatally electrocuted when a crane at a construction site contacted an overhead power line.

$1,350,000 – Aerial Bucket Truck's Cable Snaps, Causes Worker Injuries

Holton and Taylor were in a bucket truck when its leveling cable snapped. The bucket fell off the truck, throwing the men out. Holton fell about 28 feet to the ground.

$1,250,000 – Failure to Diagnosis Lymphoma on Time

Through a $1.25 million dollar verdict, a Philadelphia jury sent the message that a doctor has a duty to follow up on the ordering of tests and should not leave it solely to the patient.

$1,120,000 – Stephen Hurley v. JARC Builders, Inc., t/a Villanova Builders

On September 16, 1993, Stephen J. Hurley fractured his hip, pelvis and wrist when he fell 24 feet from a scaffolding that collapsed during the construction of a luxury home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

$1,100,000 – Welder Falls from 40 Feet with Serious Injuries

A welder who suffered serious injuries during a 40-foot fall off the outside of a cement kiln in Pittsburgh reached a $1.125 million settlement with the site's owner during a daylong mediation session late last week.

$1,100,000 – Laborer's Fractured Ankle

A plaintiff who argued that he could no longer make his living as a laborer has secured a $1.1 million settlement in a lawsuit stemming from his fall on ice.

$1,100,000 – Railing Collapse at Army-Navy Game

Two West Point cadets who were injured when a railing collapsed during the 1998 Army-Navy football game will be paid a total of $1.1 million in a settlement of their lawsuits against three defendants - the city of Philadelphia, the manufacturer of the railing and the company hired to provide security in the stands.

$1,050,000 – Warehouse Parking Lot Slip & Fall

A truck driver who seriously injured his back when he slipped and fell on a snow-and-ice covered warehouse parking lot in South Philadelphia has agreed to a $1.05 million settlement with the owner of the warehouse.

$1,035,000 – Burns from Asphalt Spill

A settlement of more than $1 million has been reached between a man who was burned by molten asphalt and the defendants responsible for the production and sale of paper drums that caught on fire, causing the asphalt to spill. Martin Brigham and Eunice Trevor of Brigham & Trevor negotiated the $1.035 million settlement for the plaintiff, David Fadeley, who slipped in a pool of asphalt.