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$1.6 Million Verdict Against SEPTA

McEldrew Purtell attorney,Ā John Coyle, supported by Associate Attorney, Cormick McLaughlin, secures a $1.6 million verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on a no offer case on behalf of SEPTA conductor, Donnell Shuler in an FELA & Railroad case.

$1.6 Million Verdict Against SEPTA

Mr. Shuler, who worked for SEPTA for 30 years, sustained a life-changing electric shock on the job and was out of work for almost a year. Both parties agreed his net wage losses were $110,000. SEPTA denied responsibility for Mr. Shuler’s injuries despite being aware of electric shocks at SEPTA stations since 2013, 5 years before Mr. Shuler was injured. 

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