Chen v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

LORD, Senior Judge.

On July 17, 1989, Benedict Chen (plaintiff) sustained severe electrical injuries, including brain damage and associated depression, when a crane contacted overhead power lines during the construction of the Blue Route in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiff filed a civil complaint on January 11,1991 in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The defendants in this January Term, 1991 action were Philadelphia Electric Company, Henkels & McCoy, Inc., Kiewit Eastern Company, Inc., Kiewit/Perini, a Joint Venture, Greiner Engineering Services, Inc., Boswell-Yule…