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Memory Loss After a Car Crash – Do You Still Have a Claim?

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on November 21, 2022 in Car Accidents

Being involved in a car crash is a traumatic event for most people. As an injured victim, there is a lot to deal with, especially if you sustained severe injuries. Proving your injury claim is a critical part of seeking compensation for your damages. However, what if you experience memory loss after the crash and […]

How a Bad Driving Record Could Impact Your Car Crash Claim

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on November 17, 2022 in Car Accidents

Have you been in a traffic accident but have old driving convictions or points on your license? If so, it is important to understand how a bad driving record could affect your car crash claim. For starters, if you have a bad driving record, insurance companies will consider you a high-risk driver and increase your […]

Filing a Claim for Hand and Wrist Injuries in the Workplace

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on November 08, 2022 in Workers' Compensation

Hand and wrist injuries happen on the job all the time, regardless of the industry. Workers sustain fractures, punctures and sprains or even repetitive use injuries, like carpal tunnel syndrome. After suffering a job-related hand or wrist injury, employees may need to seek workers’ compensation benefits to get treatment and give their injury time to […]

Schmidt Kramer Selected for 2023 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on November 03, 2022 in News

Schmidt Kramer is pleased to announce that our firm has been selected for inclusion in “Best Law Firms” in the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers. This selection comes about through a rigorous evaluation process. The submission process includes peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field, as well as reviews of client […]

Schmidt Kramer Begins its 2022 Toys for Tots Donation Drive!

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on November 02, 2022 in General

Schmidt Kramer has begun the 2022 Toys for Tots donation drive! We are excited to be part of this important community event and for the opportunity to bring joy to underprivileged children during the holiday season and beyond. We would love for you to join in this event with us. The Toys for Tots program, […]

What Do You Need to Know Before Going to a Car Accident Deposition?

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on October 31, 2022 in Car Accidents

When injured crash victims file a lawsuit to seek compensation for damages, they may have to give a car accident deposition. While participating in any official legal meeting may seem intimidating, depositions are a normal part of the process. That said, how can you prepare for a car accident deposition? What questions will you be […]

PA Jury Awards Over $1 Million Verdict In UIM Lawsuit

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on October 27, 2022 in News

In a recent Pennsylvania injury case, a federal jury awarded a verdict of more than $1 million to the injured plaintiff of an underinsured motorist claim. The victim sought compensation for the neck, back and shoulder injuries sustained in a collision caused by the negligence of the named defendant. The lawyer for the plaintiff, Schmidt […]

Five Stars for Schmidt Kramer Attorney Jessica Mitchell

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on October 26, 2022 in General

Schmidt Kramer is pleased to share yet another client’s five-star review of a member of our legal team. The client, Charmain, has nothing but praise for Jessica Mitchell, who represented her in a recent claim. If you were injured by another’s negligence, you may benefit from seeking legal help. Contact our firm for a free […]

What Are the Risks of Handling an Auto Accident Claim by Yourself?

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on October 24, 2022 in Car Accidents

Many car crash victims decide not to call an attorney to help them seek compensation for the damages they suffered. There are a variety of reasons why crash victims make this decision, but they may not be aware of the risks of going it alone. Our experienced attorneys discuss these risks below. While it is […]

Could I Be Held Liable if One of My Parents Causes a Car Crash?

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers on October 20, 2022 in Car Accidents

While many elderly drivers are reluctant to stop getting behind the wheel, it is often for the best. Sometimes older drivers cannot be counted on to operate their vehicles safely. Their reaction time and even ability to recognize situations with a high risk for a crash may be significantly impaired. Many times, elderly parents and […]

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$10,043,952.13 Personal Injury

Schmidt Kramer, P.C.partner Gerard C. Kramer won a personal injury action for $10,043,952.13 in Northumberland County on behalf of a volunteer firefighter who was the victim of Intentional Tort. The 50-year-old volunteer firefighter was seriously injured when a barn collapsed, causing a spinal injury which left him a paraplegic. The claim was brought against the arsonist who intentionally started the fire. It is believed that the verdict is the highest ever in Northumberland County.

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$4,034,000.00 Personal Injury

Yesterday a Judge in Union County (Lewisburg, PA) awarded a couple from New Berlin, Pennsylvania, over $4,000,000 because the husband was shot while turkey hunting. You might ask yourself, how does a turkey hunting accident end up with that type of verdict? In order to understand the verdict you would have to know our clients. They are good people who had their life wrecked. Plus, you would have to know the defendant, who should not have been hunting with a gun because he was prohibited after a previous criminal conviction. It is a good verdict, because the Judge was able to do two things with his decision. First, he communicated to two very good people that their losses were something that those of us on the outside could appreciate and value. Mike Hobbins (our client) is a 51 year old guy who lost his sight because a convicted felon --who should not have even possessed a gun-- went hunting illegally, and broke with impunity the most fundamental rule in hunting: identify your target before you pull the trigger. The Judge accepted the financial loss Mr. Hobbins' suffered, but listened closely to the evidence of less tangible losses. When Mike broke down on the stand, because his daughter would end up walking him down the aisle at her wedding, as opposed to how it was supposed to go, the Judge was listening. When Mike could not keep it together, because of how emasculating it was for him not to be able to provide financially for his family, the Judge was listening. It was facts like these that the Judge cited to support the $2,000,000 award for non-economic damages. Second, the Judge wanted to send a message. Union County is a hunting county. Many of the residents hunt there, and people from outside the area come to Union County to hunt. It was my impression, from the Judge's statements as he rendered his decision, that he wanted to send a message to the people in Union County to protect them in their sport. The rules in place to restrict people convicted of crimes not to have a gun are not to be broken. Hunting is serious and you have to identify your target before you shoot. When you turn your back on the rules that are set to provide safety in a sport, you risk being an example. Here, the $1,000,000 punitive damage award sends that message loud and clear. When it really comes down to brass tacks, the right action was taken against a Defendant who may never truly appreciate what kind of impact his reckless choices caused. At Schmidt Kramer, we are injury lawyers. That means we work with people who were hurt in car accidents, who were hurt by the neglect of nursing homes, or those that were seriously injured because of the reckless, thoughtless acts of others. If you or a loved one have been injured in Pennsylvania, we may be able to help. While the verdict yesterday is not one that is representative of every case we do, it does show that serious and dedicated representation can bring good results. Joe Chapman January 18, 2013

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$2,200,000.00 Auto Accidents

On Monday, January 6, 2014, Schmidt Kramer accident lawyer Scott Cooper obtained a verdict on behalf of his client who is the widow of a man who died in a fiery crash on Interstate 78 in Lebanon County. The awarded verdict of $2.2 million was in a nonjury proceeding before a federal judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. That verdict includes $100,000 in punitive damages assessed against the owner of the trucking company. Kamilah Claxton won summary judgment in November after the defendants, Sukhwinder Singh and the trucking company for which he worked, failed to file a brief in opposition to Claxton's motion, which was made in September. The verdict in Claxton v. Singh was issued after the court held a non-jury assessment of damages earlier this month. "Mr. Sukhchan Singh, the employer, is liable on the basis of respondent superior, but was also grossly negligent in failing to maintain his vehicle in compliance with state and federal law, particularly with regard to having required safety inspections and correcting defects in its braking equipment," said U.S. District Judge William W. Caldwell of the Middle District of Pennsylvania in his opinion accompanying the verdict. "He was also grossly negligent in entrusting his vehicle to Sukhwinder Singh, an inexperienced truck driver who had failed the written test and driving test multiple times before finally earning his commercial driving license," Caldwell said.

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$1,200,000.00 Personal Injury

A Dauphin County jury has awarded a $1.2 million verdict to the parents of a 5-year-old who had an anoxic brain injury and stopped breathing after he had a tonsillectomy. 2012-06-26 10:00:00 AM Date of Verdict: June 19. 2012 Court and Case No.: C.P. Dauphin County No. 2009-CV-14003-MM Judge: Scott Evans Type of Action: Medical malpractice Injuries: Anoxic brain injury Plaintiffs Counsel: Terry S. Hyman, Schmidt Kramer, Harrisburg Plaintiffs Experts: Dr. Anna H. Messner, liability; Lucille Packer, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Palo Alto, Calif.; Terry P. Leslie, vocations and earning capacity, Lancaster; Dr. Hilary B. Berlin, pediatric psychiatry, Great Neck, N.Y. Defense Counsel: Andrew H. Foulkrod, Darlene K. King, Foulkrod Ellis, Camp Hill, PA Defense Experts: James C. Reilly, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Wilmington, DE Comment: A Dauphin County jury has awarded a $1.2 million verdict to the parents of a 5-year-old who had an anoxic brain injury and stopped breathing after he had a tonsillectomy. The entire verdict came against Dr. Andrew M. Shapiro, the doctor who plaintiffs Reginald Graham and Tykeisha Metz alleged chose to have the boy monitored at a pediatric ward. The plaintiffs argued Shapiro failed to tell nurses caring for the baby about, and how to care for, the boy's enhanced risk for respiratory failure. The jury came back on June 19 and awarded Reginald Graham and Tykeisha Mets $500,000 in non-economic damages and $686,170 in loss of future earning capacity, according to the plaintiffs counsel. According to the statement, the baby's mother brought him to Shapiro because she was "'afraid that he might stop breathing during his sleep,'" the plaintiffs' pretrial statement said. Shapiro performed a sleep study and observed the baby's Apnea Hypopnea Index to be 43 — four times higher than what's considered severe. A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy were performed. According to the plaintiffs, the baby's sleep study results put him at an increased risk for post-operative respiratory complications. Despite this, they argued in the statement, Shapiro ordered the pediatric nurses at the Harrisburg Hospital general pediatric ward to observe the boy as they would any other patients — about once every four hours. The pretrial statement said that one in four children who have an AHI in the 40s and oxygen desaturation below 80 have some type of respiratory problem. The younger the child, the greater the risk of a respiratory problem, the statement said. According to the statement, Shapiro took off the child's pulse oximeter, the finger-mounted device used to measure blood oxygen, and ordered a heart and respiratory rate monitor. The child was 11 months old at the time. The plaintiffs pled that the baby was last seen at 4 a.m. There was no record of his oxygen saturation for the next hour and 45 minutes. He stopped breathing a 6:40 a.m., and his brain was without oxygen long enough to cause demonstrable injury on an MRI. "Immediately prior to his surgery, [the child] was a normal child, who could say mama, eat finger foods, and was just on the verge of walking," the statement said. "After his code, [he] was like a newborn. He could not lift his head or sit up. He could not talk. He could not move." In his pretrial statement, Shapiro argued that he recognized the child's pre-operative sleep study showed he was driven to breath by decreased blood oxygen saturation, which he said was typical in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. He argued the American Academy of Otolaryngology dictates that admission to the intensive care unit is not the standard of care. In the statement, he said nurses did not observe signs of respiratory distress. No alarms sounded until the child arrested, the statement said. He said the baby likely arrested as a result of hypoglycemia and/or an acute aspiration, which he argued would not have been identified by blood oxygen saturation. — Ben Present, of the Law Weekly

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$1,024,040.80 Auto Accidents

Scott Cooper settled a wrongful death case on behalf of the widow of a police office who was killed in a car accident in the line of duty for $1,024,040.80. The claim against the other driver was amicably resolved before suit was filed for the entire available policy limits for the other driver. The case took place in Adams County, PA.

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Charmain L., Client of Jessica Mitchell
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I had a bad, or should I say a not-so-good, experience with another law firm that left a bad taste in my mouth with lawyers. But with your firm you changed all that. I loved working with my lawyer and the way she treated me.
Vernon S., Workers' Compensation Client of Jessica Mitchell
In the beginning, I was very worried with my type of injury (TBI), but after talking to Scott and Dennis here at my house, I was more relaxed about things. Plus, I was able to concentrate on myself to get better. Plus, I was very surprised that I only needed to make one trip down to the practice. Thank you Scott and Dennis.
Lewis W., Auto Accident Client of Scott Cooper and Workers' Compensation Client of Dennis Kergick from Altoona, PA
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