The Pearce Law Firm, Personal Injury and Car Accident Lawyers P.C.

$25

Work Injury

A worker on an extruder machine suffered a severe crush/degloving injury in a pinch-point. Edith Pearce secured a $25 Million award against the parent/sister companies of the employer for their failures related to machine guarding and safety.

$19

Truck Accident

Wrongful death action when 3 people died in a multi-vehicle chain reaction collision on an eastbound interstate, at or near a bridge maintenance project near Philadelphia. The semi-truck driver rear-ended the plaintiff’s vehicle. The plaintiffs argued that the semi-truck driver and the construction firm in charge of the bridge maintenance project were both liable.

$18

Personal Injury

A Philadelphia medical student, Marcus Gustafsson, who suffered a broken back in 2004 was awarded over $18 million (four years after the accident) after he fell over 20 feet through an uncovered manhole. The victim’s legal team was able to prove that the utility company Trigen-Philadephia Corporation was aware that some manholes were left uncovered and did not attempt to remedy the problem.

$12

Slip and Fall

A student paralyzed in an apartment fall received $11.6 million. In 2010, a University of Pennsylvania student, Lorna Bernhoft, fell through a raised skylight opening on the fourth floor of an off-campus residence. Bernhoft’s lawsuit named as defendants the building’s owner and student tenants who were aware of the opening. The skylight opening was covered only by flex board and carpet and posed a hidden defect and danger at the rental housing. The fall left her paralyzed.

$10

Slip and Fall

A 43-year-old was forced to retire after slipping and falling on ice. He won a $10 million dollar settlement after slipping because an employee of Sulpizio Mechanical accidentally drilled a hole into a water line which caused the floor to fill with water and then freeze. The fall resulted in 5 surgical procedures on his right ankle and leg.

$7M

Pedestrian Accident

A 33-year-old female sustained a partial left foot amputation when she was struck by a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus when she was lawfully crossing the street in a crosswalk. Along with the foot injury, she required multiple surgeries that resulted in heart and lung damage due to surgical complications - as well as the development of PTSD as a result of the accident.