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$1,550,000 – Postal Worker Rear-ended by Gas Company Van

South Jersey Gas Company and the driver of one of its vehicles agreed to a $1.55 million settlement with a former postal worker who was injured after his stopped vehicle was rear-ended by a gas company van.

$1,550,000 – Popvich v. Amtrak

On August 1, 1988, Pete Popovich was fatally electrocuted at the contractors' job yard for the Schuylkill reconstruction project when a boom truck contacted overhead uninsulated wires.

$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.