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Posted on May 30, 2014 Recently, the trial court addressed an issue involving a defense request for a 4th defense medical exam in a personal injury case.  In Gilroy v. Housing & Redevelopment Ins. Exch., No. 09 cv 9064 (C.P. Lackawanna April 23, 2014) (mem.) the trial court denies the request and finds that the defendant failed to […]

Posted on May 28, 2014 Last week, some Pennsylvania counties experienced a hail storm which caused massive amounts of damage.  The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has taken immediate steps to help consumers after the devastating hail storm.  The department will allow out-of-state appraisers to be used to help speed property damage review and appraisals and facilitate quicker […]

Posted on May 27, 2014 Schmidt Kramer partner and Pennsylvania car crash lawyer Scott Cooper spoke at the Pennsylvania Association for Justice’s 32nd annual Big Auto Insurance Law program on May 19, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel in Harrisburg. The topic was uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage and insurance bad faith. Cooper, immediate past president of the […]

Posted on May 23, 2014 With the Pennsylvania federal court ruling this week allowing for gay marriage there is going to certainly be an increase in marriage in Pennsylvania in the coming days, weeks and months.  And this brings questions about what can and cannot be done with property between any couple who marries. Couples […]

Posted on May 20, 2014 A Chester County man has been sentenced to spend 9 to 18 years behind bars for shooting a former professional Harrisburg soccer player Jason Hotchkin after a confrontation outside a West Chester bar.  Curtis Zebley of Kennett Square, Pa. pleaded guilty in March to felony aggravated assault and related counts. Jason Hotchkin underwent three […]

Posted on May 15, 2014 Recently, the Pa. Board of Medicine entered into a Consent Agreement in which Dr. Szada admitted:  “following a joint investigation by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs and the Commonwealth Department of Health it was determined that the Respondent [Dr. Szada] : 1) failed […]

Posted on Apr 04, 2014 Distracted driving is a problem.  April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. So when you get behind the wheel you put down the cellphone, put down the mascara, put down the hamburger – and drive.  According to the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the number of people injured in […]

Posted on Apr 03, 2014 Yesterday’s Superior Court opinion in Egan v. USI Mid-Atlantic, Inc., — A.3d — (Pa. Super. Ct. April 2, 2014), involving the applicability of the rejection of stacking waiver on a corporate fleet policy.  The court discusses the entire Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL) and the how Sections 1731 and […]

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 Two personal injury attorneys with an excellent track record for success are now teaming up with the Schmidt Kramer Law Firm in Central Pennsylvania. Michael E. Kosik and Daryl E. Christopher recently joined the Harrisburg firm—both bring a unique skill set and several years of experience to the firm. Kosik […]

Four local attorneys from Harrisburg law firm Schmidt Kramer were recently named to Central Pennsylvania’s 2014 Best Lawyers list. Their peers nominated these attorneys for their excellent service on behalf of victims. The Central Penn Business Journal puts out the annual guide. Attorneys throughout Central Pennsylvania nominate and then vote to determine who of their […]