Lawyer Considers Sandusky Jury Selection Tactics
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 28, 2012 in News
Posted on Jul 28, 2012 With all of the media attention surrounding the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial, many questioned whether it was possible to seat an impartial jury in Centre County. Now that the trial is over and Sandusky has been convicted, it is interesting to look back on the initial jury selection strategies. […]
Read MoreLawyer Seeks Justice for Hazing Victim
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 26, 2012 in News
Posted on Jul 26, 2012 Asya Trowell pledged as a “little sister” in a group called “Omega Essence”—a group related to fraternity Omega Psi Phi—during her first year at Penn State University. “For me, it seemed like it was a good fit,” Trowel stated. “I liked hanging out with the Omegas.” Things changed on April […]
Read MorePenn State Staff Knew About Hazing
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 24, 2012 in News
Posted on Jul 24, 2012 More information about the Asya Trowell “little sister” hazing case has surfaced. On April 3, 2012, Trowell was allegedly beaten and tortured as part of her indoctrination into “Omega Essence,” a group related to the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Trowell filed a hazing complaint with Penn State on April 9, […]
Read MoreAnother Insurance Company Distances Themselves from Sandusky
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 23, 2012 in Personal Injury
State Farm insurance has filed a lawsuit to allow it to avoid paying Jerry Sandusky’s legal bills. Schmidt Kramer injury lawyers consistently resist insurance companies attempts to wriggle from coverage. We have successfully shown insurance companies that they cannot walk all over the people who paid premium for coverage. If you or a loved one […]
Read MoreResponse to Attacks on Nursing Home Safety
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 23, 2012 in Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse
In the article “Nursing Homes’ Bid for Law to Limit Punitive Damages Stalls in Harrisburg,” July 3, representatives of the nursing home industry seriously misstate the facts about lawsuits filed against them in an effort to lessen legal protections for the seniors and vulnerable entrusted to their care. Although they are rarely awarded under current […]
Read MoreLawyer Ponders Sandusky Witness Stand Decision
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 23, 2012 in News
Posted on Jul 23, 2012 Now that the Jerry Sandusky trial is over and Sandusky has been convicted of 45 of 48 counts charging him with abusing 10 boys over 15 years, it is interesting to reflect back on whether Sandusky should have taken the witness stand in his own defense. Jerry Sandusky, according to […]
Read MoreReport – Lebanon County Accident In Central PA
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 20, 2012 in Car Accidents
The Lebanon Daily Newsis reporting on four people injured in two-vehicle crash. Four passengers were injured in a two-vehicle crash in the 1700 block of Heilmandale Road Wednesday (July 18, 2012) afternoon. A car driven by Christopher Wagner, 45, of 17 S. 10th St., Lebanon, was traveling on Heilmandale Road when it rounded a curve, […]
Read MoreExeter Hospital in New Hampshire, scene for Hepatitis C infection from Cardiac Catherization Lab
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 20, 2012 in Medical Malpractice
A man, David Kwiatkowski, was arrested today in Massachusetts after stealing fentanyl in syringes and then placing the syringes where they would be used on patients. More than 30 people have been infected with Hepatitis C, a disease the man carried since June 2010. There are other states involved, and the investigation is ongoing. If […]
Read MoreFederal Court Decides Motions In Limine In Underinsured Motorist Case Going To Trial
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 20, 2012 in News
Posted on Jul 20, 2012 Schwendinger-Roy v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 11-445 (W.D. Pa. July 10, 2012) the federal court for the Western District of Pennsylvania resolves several motions in limine in a Post-Koken underinsured motorist (UIM) case which is set for trial. The case is a straight UIM case and does […]
Read MoreAfter Sandusky Trial, Focus Turns to Civil Suits & the Freeh Report
Posted on behalf of Schmidt Kramer on July 18, 2012 in General
The Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial is over and the guilty verdicts have been read. But for many of the former Penn State football coach’s alleged molestation victims, the fight is just beginning. Now, after three new men have come forward with abuse allegations and just days after the enlightening Freeh Report was released to […]
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