Edgar Snyder & Associates Attorney Todd Berkey Wins Over $1 Million Verdict

(August 27, 2007 – Erie, Pa.) An Erie, Pennsylvania jury awarded Douglas Thompson $1,071,000, finding TJ Whipple Construction Company liable for serious injuries Mr. Thompson suffered after being electrocuted at work in 2004.

“Although Doug will never completely recover from his injuries, the jury's award ensures that he will be able to afford the future medical care he needs,” said Attorney Todd Berkey, a partner with the law offices of Edgar Snyder & Associates. “It also compensates him for his loss of earnings, which is crucial because he will be unable to return to his previous line of work.”

In October of 2004, Mr. Thompson was working as a laborer using an overhead crane to move a mold on a job site. As the crane was moving along its tracks, the wheel came in contact with a metallic piece of conduit left by TJ Whipple Construction, thus setting off the electrical event that caused Mr. Thompson's electrocution. He currently lives with pain, numbness and swelling in his left arm and hand.

“I feel like I made the right choice with Edgar Snyder & Associates," said Mr. Thompson. "Todd Berkey and Erin Rudert are excellent attorneys and did not leave a stone unturned."

Edgar Snyder & Associates, a law firm representing injured people, has offices in Erie, Altoona, Ebensburg, Johnstown and Pittsburgh.