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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Pennsylvania motorists should be careful not only of wet leaves but also a new vehicle law that you might encounter if you approach roads over the next few days that are marked “Closed.”  A new Pennsylvania law imposes stiff penalties on motorists who ignore “Road Closed” or other safety warning signs and devices […]

Some pregnant women hesitate to use a seat belt because they worry it may injure their unborn child if they are in a Lebanon car crash. Experts say the opposite is true and that seat belts save the lives of unborn babies because they often protect the mother from serious injury.  Both the American Academy […]

A three-year-old girl named Belle is at Penn State Hershey Medical Center with severe brain damage. She was physically abused by her foster dad, Joshua Martin, 23, of Reinholds, Pennsylvania. Her injuries were sustained over a three day period between Friday, September 21, 2012 and Sunday, September 23, 2012. Martin told investigators that the little […]

Posted on Oct 29, 2012 This month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a safety advisory to alert vehicle owners and repair professionals about counterfeit air bags. The NHTSA found that counterfeit air bags have been used to replace air bags that deployed in a motor vehicle accident. These replacements look almost identical […]

What type of standards should be imposed upon nursing and group homes?  Should they also be liable for outrageous conduct when they are responsible for injuring the people they are supposed to care for? A Luzerne County jury has awarded more than $3 million in damages to the family of a developmentally disabled woman who […]

In Dengler v. Marsh, No. 10538 of 2011, C.A. (C.P. Lawrence Oct. 3, 2012)  the trial court decided a Motion for Summary Judgment in a limited tort case where the Plaintiff was claiming to have sustained a “serious injury” in a car accident.  The trial court denies in part and grants in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The […]

At Schmidt Kramer Injury Lawyers, our Harrisburg personal injury attorneys regularly work with adults and children who have been seriously injured in a auto accidents. We feel strongly that children should be restrained in a federally approved child safety seat every time they get into the car. Car seats protect infants and children from serious car […]

Posted on Oct 25, 2012 Early Sunday morning, September 16, 2012, Hector Gonzalez, 31, of York, Pennsylvania, was killed during a police chase when his car hit a tree and went into Kiwanis Lake. Just before 3:30AM, Pennsylvania state troopers from the Loganville barracks saw a car driving erratically on Route 30, near Pennsylvania Avenue. […]

Posted on Oct 24, 2012 On Monday, October 8, 2012, Dauphin County judge Bernard L. Coates Jr. sentenced Andrew Denezza to 31 to 144 months in a state prison. The 33 year-old man from Swatara Township caused a 2009 accident that killed a taxi driver and one of his passengers. The fatal accident occurred in […]

Posted on Oct 24, 2012 Authorities in Pennsylvania say a woman was killed and a man injured when a sport-utility vehicle struck their horse-drawn buggy. Police in Berks County said the accident happened at about 10:20 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2012, in Maidencreek Township. Deputy Coroner Kurt Katzenmoyer said 27-year-old Laura Ringler died shortly after she […]