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Physical disorders are often much easier to prove then those that are mental. Physical issues are typically in plain sight, allowing those around you to see that you indeed have such an ailment. When you have to prove that an anxiety disorder is preventing you from being able to go to work every day and […]

Schmidt Kramer partner and Pennsylvania car crash lawyer Scott Cooper, presented his “Big Auto: Uninsured and Underinsured/Bad Faith” seminar for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, on May 29, 2014 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Cooper, founder of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, touched on a variety of subjects related to uninsured/underinsured […]

Posted on Jun 04, 2014 More and more people are sharing the chore of driving to work and other places.  They are also using services such as UBER.  Although the ride sharing makes it more convenient and saves on gas, it also comes with risks if you or a loved one are involved in a […]

Constructions sites are dangerous, but impressive places. Machines, employees, and tools have to work together seamlessly in order to make the project work. When things don’t go as smoothly as they should, people get injured. The construction industry is one of the most dangerous fields to work in, and many of the workers’ compensation accidents […]

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 […]

Working in construction is inherently dangerous for many different reasons, but elevator shafts can prove to be a major hazard on a construction site. These shafts are usually open and go down several stories to the hard ground below. One wrong step or bad decision can send a construction worker falling to their death within […]

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 […]

People love to joke about their “road rage” after another driver does something to anger them, but there’s nothing funny about this extreme form of aggressive driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines road rage as when a driver “commits moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property; an assault with […]

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 […]