We've been around for 50 years, so it would be impossible to list all of the landmark cases that we've won on behalf of our clients. However, here are a few recent highlights, such as the Skirpan case:

On May 1, 2006, a former Marine named Scott Skirpan was working in a landfill in Easton, Pa., when he was hit and run over by a 60,000-pound Caterpillar track loader. Both of Skirpan’s legs were crushed below his hips. The driver of the track loader fled the scene in a panic. The 47-year-old Skirpan was left bleeding to death alongside a pile of trash. Two other landfill workers stood by and watched, doing nothing to come to Skirpan’s aid.  Skirpan had to call 911 on his cell phone. "My leg’s been amputated, my leg’s been amputated," Skirpan told the 911 operator. "Help me, help me, I need a helicopter. . . Please, please, help me now."

The 911 tape was played in court during a two-week trial in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court in 2009 that ended abruptly when both sides announced a settlement: Scott Skirpan, who lost both legs after the accident, as well as his right hip, received a $16.25 million settlement. The owners of the landfill, Chrin Bothers Inc., contributed $12 million, and the manufacturer of the track loader, Caterpillar Inc., contributed $4.25 million.

Representing Skirpan were Slade McLaughlin and Paul A. Lauricella of The Beasley Firm. Besides proving the negligence of the landfill operators, The Beasley Firm also proved in court that the track loader had a faulty design, because it didn’t have a video camera or side mirrors that would have enabled the operator to see Skirpan. McLaughlin told reporters that the really aggravating thing about the case was that the defendants’ initial reaction was to blame Skirpan for his injuries. "We took a liking to him," McLaughlin said. "We dug and we dug and we dug, until we found a way to work through the obstacles."