While riding a bicycle is a great way to get exercise and avoid using your car, you have very little protection if you get hit by a negligent driver. Even if you are wearing a helmet you could suffer life-altering injuries. Drivers often do not pay attention…
Read MoreThere are all kinds of calculators on the Internet that provide a variety of figures, such as monthly payments on a loan or the cost of refinancing a mortgage. There are even calculators estimating the value of a personal injury claim. However, a calculator…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce Schmidt Kramer attorney Jessica Mitchell will be presenting a webinar tomorrow afternoon for the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR). The webinar is titled “Applications & Appeals: From…
Read MoreCrash victims often have trouble recovering compensation from the insurance company after a crash. Victims may experience unnecessary delays, have trouble getting an adjuster on the phone, be asked to complete unnecessary paperwork, or wait a significant…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Pennsylvania’s Third Circuit ruled that a precedent set by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court barred National General insurance Co. from denying additional underinsured motorist benefits to a motorcyclist who was injured in a crash. The motorcycle…
Read MoreThe Summer 2021 issue of the Schmidt Kramer newsletter is now live on our website. Learn more about what has been going on at the firm and what is coming up. For example, six of our attorneys were selected for the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in…
Read MoreOur roadways are filled with Amazon delivery trucks every day, as customers await deliveries of the wide variety of products sold by the online retailer. While Amazon has certainly made shopping much more convenient and less time-consuming, all these…
Read MoreThere are several reasons why the insurance company’s first settlement offer is likely to be far below the true value of your claim. It is important to remember these reasons if you get a lowball offer. You may be tempted to accept the settlement, but…
Read MoreEveryone has biases, just as everyone has opinions. Unfortunately, peoples’ biases and opinions about motorcycles and motorcycle riders often tend to lean one way. Insurance companies, juries and judges tend to view motorcycles as inherently dangerous…
Read MoreOne of the challenges of proving liability for a car crash is that the victim needs the insurance company and/or a jury to take his or her word against the word of the at-fault driver. Your account of the crash is certainly important, but objective evidence,…
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