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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 Below is the link to the Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion from April 25, 2013 in Weilacher v. State Farm. This case involves the issue of a written request for lower underinsured (UIM) motorist coverage, or the alleged written request. In this case, a policy was issued in 1994 with bodily […]

Remember that the 12th Annual Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Conference presented by The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is rapidly approaching. This year’s event will be held at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA on June 10-11, 2013. If your loved one is killed, or you are injured, in a Pennsylvania work accident, you need to […]

Accidents in the workplace can take many forms, but many people fail to think about the potential hearing loss that can occur in occupations that are exposed to high levels of noise. Working in extremely loud environments over a long period of time can leave a person with permanent hearing loss; something they may not […]

In Pennsylvania, the law requires that most employers carry workers’ compensation insurance; this includes all employers who have one or more employees, whether full-time or part-time, including family members. When an employer has proper workers’ compensation insurance, it will cover any medical and wage-loss benefits for employees who are injured on the job. That coverage […]

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 […]