SEPTA hit with $51 million verdict
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A jury levied a $51 million verdict against the SEPTA transit agency for its role in a 1996 escalator accident that resulted in the amputation of a 4-year-old boy's foot. The verdict was based on the agency's negligence in properly maintaining the faulty Cecil B. Moore Station escalator.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 1999
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$2-a-gallon gas not yet altering life
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People are not changing their driving habits, though two-dollar gasoline has arrived at filling stations across Philadelphia. The experts stated that the US consumer enjoys driving due to lower gasoline taxes that make the fuel cheaper compared to the Europeans.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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American Appliance wants to hold one last sale
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American Appliance requests a bankruptcy court allow it to hold a going-out-of-business sale, which it believes would increase the funds available to pay creditors.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2001
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