Record settlement awarded to man who lost both legs on the job  by Kurt Niland A 50-year-old Pennsylvania man, described by the Philadelphia Daily News as a “Softhearted ex-Marine” and father of two, recently settled anegligence lawsuit mid-trial against his employer and Caterpillar, Inc., the manufacturer of industrial construction equipment, for $16.25 million. Scott Skirpan of Easton, Penn., lost both of his legs at… READ MORE

New York, NY: A $9.3 million settlement of an overtime pay class action lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc has been reached. The settlement, which is subject to Court approval, is intended to resolve claims that BJ’s misclassified certain Mid Manager employees as exempt from receiving overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Plaintiffs claim that… READ MORE

San Francisco, CA: A cyclist who was injured while riding his bike has been awarded $722,800 in damages. Kenneth Mercurio alleged that he crashed while riding his bike because the front fork on the bicycle broke. He was riding with about 100 other cyclists in Simi Valley, when the front fork, made of carbon fiber, snapped, which resulted in his… READ MORE

Philadelphia, PA: A man in his 60s who fractured his hip in a curb at a condominium complex in Holland, PA, has been awarded $600,000 in settlement of his personal injury lawsuit. Jerry Gubin was helping his son move when his foot became caught in the curb, causing him to fall and sustain injuries. Consequently, he was unable to work or four months.… READ MORE

WEST CHESTER.   He was known as The Jogging Bandit to state police investigators who chased him for months in southern Chester County and northern Delaware in the early 1980s, and he had an odd connection with the infamous Johnston Brothers Gang. But now, Walter Guyer just wants to be left alone and to get the disability payments he says… READ MORE

A 17-year-old male juvenile from Pottstown was injured during a crash Wednesday morning that occurred on Greenridge Road just north of Buck Drive, according to police. The juvenile driver swerved to avoid a deer, went into an embankment and hit a tree, according to Upper Uwchlan Police Chief John DeMarco. The driver was the only person in the Toyota Land… READ MORE

A pickup truck was involved in a collision with a minivan at Ridge Road and Nottingham Drive in East Vincent on Wednesday afternoon. According to firefighters, nine people, at least three of whom were children, from the two vehicles were transported to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and Phoenixville Hospital for treatment. East Vincent police are investigating the crash, which occurred… READ MORE

Eight people were killed and 247 injured in the 561 crashes investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police during the three-day Easter holiday driving period, Friday-Sunday, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said today. Pawlowski said four of those killed were not wearing seat belts and 58 of the total crashes, including three of the fatal ones, were alcohol-related. During the 2009 Easter… READ MORE

LOWER POTTSGROVE Police arrested a Pottstown woman on assault charges following a fight that involved more than 40 people at the Rolling Hills Apartments Saturday evening. Police arrested Diana Jugbeh Flahn, 45, of Pottstown, and charged her with four counts each of simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment; along with resisting arrest and public drunkenness. According to reports, police responded… READ MORE

Three people were transported to the hospital after a tractor trailer rearended another tractor trailer on Route 30 this morning, a county dispatch supervisor reported. The wreck occurred at 3:53 a.m. in the 3300 block of Lincoln Highway in Paradise. The driver of the rear tractor trailer was freed at 4:53 a.m., the dispatch supervisor said. Three people were injured… READ MORE