Borough of Shoemakersville Profile

Borough of Shoemakersville

Shoemakersville, PA 19555

A big TV, a torn bicep and a lawsuit against Best Buy

By Savannah Howe | Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021 @ 6:52am

READING - Best Buy is being sued by a Shoemakersville man who says he tore his bicep lifting a television purchased from Best Buy into his car, according to documents filed in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas.
Japanese chemical company says jurisdiction over it doesn't exist in wrongful death case

By Nicholas Malfitano | Monday, Dec 3, 2018 @ 8:21am

PHILADELPHIA – The spouse of a Berks County woman who died from complications related to beryllium disease is suing the manufacturing entities supposedly responsible for her chemical exposure, while one of them, a Japanese corporation, maintains it is not subject to legal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.