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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 In the early morning of November 13, 2009, a tractor-trailer driver missed his turn on Interstate 78 in Lebanon County. The driver, Sukhwinder Singh, pulled over and stopped the truck. According to evidence presented at the trial, he then backed up onto the highway without first checking for approaching traffic […]

Posted on Jan 08, 2014 On January 6, 2014, Scott Cooper, one of Schmidt Kramer’s Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers, secured a victory for his client who lost her husband in a deadly crash in Central Pennsylvania back in 2009. A federal judge ordered a truck driver and his employer to pay $2.2 million to the family […]

Posted on Jan 03, 2014 Schmidt Kramer has been named by U.S News & World Report (Jan. 2014) as one of the Best Law Firms In Pennsylvania.  Among its achievements it has been named a Tier 1 Best Firm for Personal Injury for Plaintiffs and Workers’ Compensation for Injured Workers. If you have suffered auto […]

Posted on Jan 02, 2014 In December 7, 2013 Schmidt Kramer Partner Scott Cooper was presented with the Barbara Rahke Community Ally Award at The Jim McHugh Memorial Awards Night in Philadelphia.  Scott was honored for his role in helping save thousands of steelworker jobs in southeast Pennsylvania in his role as President of the Pennsylvania […]

Posted on Dec 12, 2013 The cost and crashworthiness of vehicles as well as drivers’ safety habits affect the cost of auto insurance. Out of concern for public safety and to help reduce the cost of crashes, insurers support safe driving initiatives. It is a major supporter of anti-drunk driving and seat belt usage campaigns. […]

Posted on Dec 06, 2013 Once viewed by many as a problem limited to purveyors of high-end luxury goods, today counterfeiting has become a multi-billion dollar criminal activity affecting almost every American industry. While criminals see the production and sale of counterfeit goods as a lucrative, low-risk business model, this illicit activity not only harms […]

Posted on Nov 27, 2013 Do I Need Rental Car Insurance?   Before renting a car, the I.I.I. suggests that you make two phone calls—one to your insurance professional and another to the credit card company you will be using to pay for the rental car. Insurance Company Find out how much coverage you currently […]

Posted on Nov 01, 2013 Remarkably composed for someone who has been through such a traumatic ordeal— while getting totally winded by an emotional wrecking ball — a lighter, somewhat withered Jason Hotchkin stood uncomfortably Thursday morning at Sports City Harrisburg and addressed those gathered at the Linglestown Road facility. While the 35-year-old talked openly […]

Posted on Oct 22, 2013 According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, older drivers have higher rates of fatal crashes, based on miles driven, than any other group except young drivers. The high death rate is due in large part to their frailty. Older people are less likely to survive an injury than younger […]

Posted on Oct 17, 2013 On October 15, 2013, in the case of Stepanovich v. McGraw and State Farm Ins. Co., a three-judge panel of the Superior Court concluded that Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 411 does not prohibit the identification of uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance carriers as defendants at trial.  Writing for the majority, […]