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Posted on Apr 23, 2013 A wayward tree branch killed a 58-year-old East Drumore Township man yesterday when it fell on him while a tree on his property was being cut down.  Martin J. Rineer and his sister, Bertie Rineer, were having poplars on their property logged when Martin went to tell workers that a truck […]

Two Hazleton residents were severely injured last weekend when they were struck while walking on a street by a car driven by a Jonestown, Pennsylvania woman. State police at Hamburg barracks said that Rosemarie Swanwedel and Richard Ryan both of Hazleton, were walking on the street side of a row of parked cars on Godfrey Street in Tulpehocken […]

Posted on Apr 22, 2013 On April 19, 2013, Schmidt Kramer partner and PAJ President Scott Cooper participated in the New Jersey Association for Justice’s Boardwalk Series Program in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Scott was a speaker at the Personal Injury Spring Training for Trial Lawyers on “Issues on Social Media Discovery In personal Injury […]

Car accidents can be caused by any number of things, including drowsy driving, distracted driving, and reckless driving. Regardless of the cause, it is normally due to another person’s negligence that an accident occurs in the first place. However, there are times where a person is taking all the proper precautions while they are on […]

This will be discussed at the upcoming PAJ Big Auto Program in Pittsburgh this week. Below is the link to the Pennsylvania Superior Court case from last Friday April 19, 2013 in Hopkins v. Erie Insurance Company. This case involves the statute of limitations to preserve the underinsured motorist (UIM) claim. The case involves a […]

We recently saw an article on phillyburbs.com by Brianna Spause, called “Stay alert, stay alive: Teen drivers and risky behavior,” and it really caught our eye. As an auto accident attorney, Harrisburg drivers will often come into our office with injuries caused by a crash with a teenager who was driving unsafely. We think it’s […]

Posted on Apr 17, 2013 On April 16, 2013, Schmidt Kramer partner and PAJ President Scott Cooper participated In Widener University School of Law’s (Harrisburg Campus) Mass Tort Symposium “Perspectives on Mass Tort Litigation.”  Scott was a guest speaker on Keystone State Civil Justice Issues.  For copies of the course materials presented by Scott feel free to e-mail him at […]

If you are truly suffering from a disability and have been denied benefits, it can be extremely frustrating to know there are some people out there collecting payments who aren’t really disabled. That is why we were happy to see a recent investigation by the Utah Office of the Attorney General that saved the Social […]

The list of disabilities that can qualify a person for Social Security Disability benefits is quite extensive, so it’s only natural to wonder which ailments are the most common. Many different conditions bother people on a daily basis, but it is not until these conditions become so severe that the person is not able to […]

Posted on Apr 11, 2013 Once again this year, Central Pennsylvania’s personal injury law firm Schmidt Kramer is sponsoring an annual golf tournament that benefits United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania. The firm and senior partner Charles E. Schmidt’s involvement with UCP started in 1992 as a way to support a friend’s daughter who has cerebral […]