The family of a man who was killed when a crane jib weighing more than 2,500 pounds fell on him have settled their claims against several construction companies for $6.5 million.

The case, Chipps v. Maxim Crane Works, which had been filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, involved the family of Jerod Chapman, who was 29 years old when he was fatally crushed in 2015. The parties settled the case during mediation before retired Judge James Melinson on Sept. 11.

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