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How Video Motivated a $5M Midstate Settlement in a Prisoner Death Case

"I utilized a diplomatic approach that I have found good success with over the years in situations where a potential defendant wants to settle a case early," Kline & Specter's Shanin Specter, who along with Philip Pasquarello, represented Ishmail Thompson's mother.
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$3.5M Verdict Marks Fifth Consecutive Win for Roundup Plaintiffs

Roundup plaintiffs notched another win Dec. 5, with a $3.5 million verdict in Philadelphia.
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Serious Impairment Disputed in Rear-End Auto Case

On Feb. 21, 2019, plaintiff Craig Crawford, 40, was operating a vehicle on Route 420 in Prospect Park. He was stopped at a red light at the intersection with 13th Avenue when the rear of his vehicle was struck by the front of a trailing vehicle driven by Devon Nolan. Crawford claimed neck and back injuries.
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Rejecting Verdict Slip and Jury Deliberation Challenges, Superior Court Affirms Nonsuit for Northeast Pa. Hospital

In an appeal involving challenges to verdict slip details and jury deliberations, the Pennsylvania Superior Court sided against a widow, affirming a lower court's judgment in favor of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
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Pa. Superior Court Affirms Sanctions for Plaintiffs, Vacating of $1M Jury Verdict

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the vacating of a $1 million jury verdict, agreeing with the lower court's decision to hold a new trial on the issue of whether an injured worker could recover past noneconomic damages.
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Federal Judge Upholds $8.5M Verdict in COVID-19 Test Manufacturing, Breach-of-Contract Suit

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has upheld an $8.5 million jury verdict in a breach-of-contract suit over the manufacturing of COVID-19 tests after determining that a new trial wasn't warranted.
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Electrician With Knee Injury From Fall on Jobsite Wins $67,500 Verdict

On Oct. 11, 2019, plaintiff Harry Sztenderowicz, 58, an electrician, slipped and fell at a jobsite that was overseen by general-contractor Elliott-Lewis Corp. in Philadelphia.
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Lyft, Days Inn to Pay $9M Settlement in Rape Case Involving a Child

Ride-hailing company Lyft and a pair of Days Inn hotels agreed to collectively pay $9 million to resolve claims that they enabled a man to rape an 11-year-old girl.
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$1.778M Verdict for Electrician Shocked While Working on Commercial Building

On Jan. 31, 2020, plaintiff Matthew Gallagher, 39, an electrician, suffered an electrical shock while working at a fire-damaged commercial building at 1760 Market Street in Philadelphia.
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$12M Accord Reached in Meat Processing Plant Stabbing Death

A meat processing company has agreed to pay $12 million to the estate of a worker who was killed by a ricocheting knife.
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