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Motor Vehicle Insurance 3rd Edition

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on January 14, 2013 in Car Accidents

In December 2012 the Pennsylvania Association for Justice released Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Insurance: An Analysis of the Financial Responsibility Law, 3rd Edition. It contains 1164 pages of comprehensive analysis of every aspect of Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Insurance Law: Comparative Overview and Legislative History First-Party Benefits Claims for First-Party Benefits Peer Review Historical Overview and Nature and Extent […]

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How a Short Time Prevents a Big Crash

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on January 07, 2013 in Car Accidents

According to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2011 data, rear-end collisions account for 22.2 percent of all car crashes in the state of Pennsylvania. Following another driver too closely, called tailgating, is one of the most common ways drivers cause rear-end collisions. Drivers are responsible for following at a safe distance. They must be able to […]

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  How do most insurance companies determine your car insurance premiums?  Many factors can affect your premium. Not all companies use all of these factors, and some might use factors not listed here. here are some of the more common facts.  Can you think of any others? 1. Your driving record. The better your record, […]

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What To Do After a Pennsylvania Car Accident?

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on January 06, 2013 in Car Accidents

Now that Summer is officially about to begin and many people will hit the road for summer vacations, the Pennsylvania State Police and Insurance Department are reminding motorists what to do in the event of a traffic accident.  Do you have any others? “A car crash can leave you feeling overwhelmed, frightened and vulnerable,” Insurance […]

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Hip Fracture Symptoms for You to Know

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on January 03, 2013 in Car Accidents

A fractured hip is a painful injury that occurs frequently in elderly patients due to osteoporosis and balance problems. In younger people, broken hips occur when the body is involved in some type of trauma, such as a Carlisle car wreck. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint. The ball part of the joint is […]

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Crash In Cornwall Causes 3 Injuries

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on December 21, 2012 in Car Accidents

Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Route 72 at North Cornwall Road. A minivan driven by Joanne Lewis, 57, of Harrisburg was traveling south on Route 72 when it struck the rear of a car driven by Sara Young, 18, of 94 North Cornwall Road in West Cornwall Township, which was waiting to […]

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Court Rules That Pizza Driver Cannot Collect on Policy

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on December 21, 2012 in Car Accidents

Posted on Dec 21, 2012 In DiSomma v. Mut. Benefit Ins. Co., 86 Lancaster L. R. 550 (2011) a dispute arose over a business auto policy and exclusion. This case involves a car accident where the owner of a pizza business was involved in a car accident with a third party. He was operating a […]

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Adams County Crash Sends Man To York Hospital – Police Investigating

Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on December 19, 2012 in Car Accidents

A Hanover man is in serious condition after a car vs. motorcycle crash on Baltimore Street in Hanover Borough around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. William Jacoby was driving his 1978 Kawasaki KZ650 motorcycle south bound on Baltimore Street when a 1996 Ford Explorer, driven by Charlene Evans, of Hanover, turned south on to Baltimore Street from […]

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A Centre County court recently filed an Opinion and Order in a post-Koken case involving a jointly filed third party and underinsured (UIM) motorist case. In Fennessey v. Sweeney and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, No. 2012-2865 (Centre Co. Dec. 11, 2012) the Plaintiff filed a third party and UIM claim after sustaining injuries […]

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Posted on Dec 17, 2012 Several people were injured after a crash, December 16, 2012, Sunday afternoon on Buchanan Trail West. Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg, said Victoria Knott, no age or address provided, was driving north on Anderson Road Sunday around 4:10 p.m. when she failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into […]

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