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Regular Kidney Health Screening a Must for At-Risk Individuals

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According to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million Americans are living with chronic kidney disease and millions more are at risk. Individuals most at risk for kidney disease include those with diabetes, high blood pressure or family history of kidney disease. Because a person can have kidney disease and not have any symptoms, regular kidney […]

Safety Tips For Driving In Snow

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Posted on Nov 26, 2012 The Harrisburg area and all of Central Pennsylvania are expecting the season’s first snowfall tonight. From this experience, here are some snow driving tips the average driver can follow to reduce the chances of a crash. Get a grip. To have adequate snow traction, a tire requires at least 6/32-inch […]

Deer Hunting Rule Number 1 – Safety First

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We all know that many people are unfortunately injured this time of year in Pennsylvania car accidents. However, many others are too often injured doing something they love, and that is hunting. Some safety measures can minimize the risk of an injury while hunting deer this year. Do you have any others? The Pennsylvania Game […]

2-Year-Old Dauphin County Boy Fatally Injured in Single Car Crash

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Posted on Nov 22, 2012 On Wednesday, October 24, around 9:45PM, police responded to a report of a single car crash in the 1600 block of North Galen Road in Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania. According to Susquehanna Township Police Chief Robert A. Martin, officers arriving on the scene found a two-year-old boy who was not breathing. […]

AAA Says Thanksgiving Week Is Deadliest For Car Accidents – How Can You Stay Safe?

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Did you know that Thanksgiving week is actually the deadliest week of the year for car accidents? This is not only the case in places throughout Pennsylvania like Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Carlise, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton but also through the United States. As you prepare to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, remember to use […]

Trial Lawyers Respond To Sham Tort Reform Opinion Article

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On Sunday November 20, 2012 an Op-Ed appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer authored by a person affiliated with triallawyers.inc. This sham organization of the Manhattan Institute, a corporate funded group, called for changes to the legal system even though many changes have been instituted. Many people believe that businesses basically want immunity from people being able to […]

Harrisburg Teenager Struck and Killed by a Cement Truck

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Posted on Nov 20, 2012 On Wednesday, October 31, around 9:00AM, a female pedestrian died trying to cross the street at the corner of 13th and Sycamore Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The victim was identified by Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick as 16-year-old Raylynn Soto, who died of multiple traumatic injuries. Police say she was […]

Scott Cooper Presents to PTLA on Joint and Several Liability

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Posted on Nov 19, 2012 On November 14, 2012 Partner Scott Cooper was an invited guest and speaker for the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association’s monthly Lunch & learn on “Joint & Several Liability – How Has It Affected Your Practice?” Clearly, more than one person or company can contribute to an accident which causes serious […]

Never Events and Patient Safety, Reviewed and Not Forgotten.

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We are headed to a new year, and Schmidt Kramer lawyers are hearing more and more from the families of residents in nursing homes who believe their loved ones were neglected or mistreated. For that reason, I thought it would be worthwhile to drop back and consider some of the problems that happened in a […]

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law Does Not Protect Third Parties

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As Lancaster workers’ compensation attorneys, we regularly help sick and injured workers collect the workers’ compensation benefits they are due. Workers’ compensation is a compromise between workers and employers. Employers carry workers’ compensation insurance to provide medical and wage replacement benefits for workers who become sick or injured on the job, regardless of who is […]

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$1,024,040.80 Auto Accidents

Scott Cooper settled a wrongful death case on behalf of the widow of a police office who was killed in a car accident in the line of duty for $1,024,040.80. The claim against the other driver was amicably resolved before suit was filed for the entire available policy limits for the other driver. The case took place in Adams County, PA.

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$250,000.00 Auto Accidents

Sometimes the party who causes a tragic situation will recognize their responsibility, and other times they have to be shown. Charles E. Schmidt, Jr., recently brought a police department to the table and was successful in resolving a case for more than $250,000 to the benefit of his client. The police still admit nothing. But Mr. Schmidt's relentless pursuit of the case through the Court of Common Pleas, and then the Commonwealth Court, brought the case to a successful conclusion. The police department had argued that they were immune from any liability because their vehicle had never hit the vehicle in which the innocent by-stander sat. Mr. Schmidt countered with alleging the failure of the police officer pursuing a suspect to turn on his lights and his siren. If a police officer is going to exceed the speed limit, he must turn on his lights and sirens to warn innocent by-standers of danger. Many police departments across the country have decided not to continue police pursuits because of the danger to by-standards, and this particular police department may have had a policy which was similar. In any case, the innocent by-stander's family was able to successfully prosecute their case against the police department through their lawyer's work.

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$1,200,000.00 Personal Injury

A Dauphin County jury has awarded a $1.2 million verdict to the parents of a 5-year-old who had an anoxic brain injury and stopped breathing after he had a tonsillectomy. 2012-06-26 10:00:00 AM Date of Verdict: June 19. 2012 Court and Case No.: C.P. Dauphin County No. 2009-CV-14003-MM Judge: Scott Evans Type of Action: Medical malpractice Injuries: Anoxic brain injury Plaintiffs Counsel: Terry S. Hyman, Schmidt Kramer, Harrisburg Plaintiffs Experts: Dr. Anna H. Messner, liability; Lucille Packer, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Palo Alto, Calif.; Terry P. Leslie, vocations and earning capacity, Lancaster; Dr. Hilary B. Berlin, pediatric psychiatry, Great Neck, N.Y. Defense Counsel: Andrew H. Foulkrod, Darlene K. King, Foulkrod Ellis, Camp Hill, PA Defense Experts: James C. Reilly, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Wilmington, DE Comment: A Dauphin County jury has awarded a $1.2 million verdict to the parents of a 5-year-old who had an anoxic brain injury and stopped breathing after he had a tonsillectomy. The entire verdict came against Dr. Andrew M. Shapiro, the doctor who plaintiffs Reginald Graham and Tykeisha Metz alleged chose to have the boy monitored at a pediatric ward. The plaintiffs argued Shapiro failed to tell nurses caring for the baby about, and how to care for, the boy's enhanced risk for respiratory failure. The jury came back on June 19 and awarded Reginald Graham and Tykeisha Mets $500,000 in non-economic damages and $686,170 in loss of future earning capacity, according to the plaintiffs counsel. According to the statement, the baby's mother brought him to Shapiro because she was "'afraid that he might stop breathing during his sleep,'" the plaintiffs' pretrial statement said. Shapiro performed a sleep study and observed the baby's Apnea Hypopnea Index to be 43 — four times higher than what's considered severe. A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy were performed. According to the plaintiffs, the baby's sleep study results put him at an increased risk for post-operative respiratory complications. Despite this, they argued in the statement, Shapiro ordered the pediatric nurses at the Harrisburg Hospital general pediatric ward to observe the boy as they would any other patients — about once every four hours. The pretrial statement said that one in four children who have an AHI in the 40s and oxygen desaturation below 80 have some type of respiratory problem. The younger the child, the greater the risk of a respiratory problem, the statement said. According to the statement, Shapiro took off the child's pulse oximeter, the finger-mounted device used to measure blood oxygen, and ordered a heart and respiratory rate monitor. The child was 11 months old at the time. The plaintiffs pled that the baby was last seen at 4 a.m. There was no record of his oxygen saturation for the next hour and 45 minutes. He stopped breathing a 6:40 a.m., and his brain was without oxygen long enough to cause demonstrable injury on an MRI. "Immediately prior to his surgery, [the child] was a normal child, who could say mama, eat finger foods, and was just on the verge of walking," the statement said. "After his code, [he] was like a newborn. He could not lift his head or sit up. He could not talk. He could not move." In his pretrial statement, Shapiro argued that he recognized the child's pre-operative sleep study showed he was driven to breath by decreased blood oxygen saturation, which he said was typical in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. He argued the American Academy of Otolaryngology dictates that admission to the intensive care unit is not the standard of care. In the statement, he said nurses did not observe signs of respiratory distress. No alarms sounded until the child arrested, the statement said. He said the baby likely arrested as a result of hypoglycemia and/or an acute aspiration, which he argued would not have been identified by blood oxygen saturation. — Ben Present, of the Law Weekly

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$250,000.00 Auto Accidents

Partner Scott Cooper's client was seriously injured in a Pennsylvania car accident near Harrisburg. After receiving an offer of the liability insurance coverage for the other driver, Scott started an under insured motorist (UIM) claim for the client and discovered a flaw in a forms process that was supposed to have been signed by the client when applying for under insured motorist coverage. After pointing out the deficiency to the insurance carrier for his client, the under insured motorist insurance carrier agreed to provide the much needed additional coverage which netted the Schmidt Kramer client an additional $150,000. The client's Under insured Motorist Coverage was reformed equal to liability coverage of $250,000.

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$215,000.00 Auto Accidents

Schmidt Kramer partner Gerard C. Kramer won a $215,000.00 personal injury action in Lebanon County for a motor vehicle accident injury. The personal injury action was sought on behalf of 15-year-old male who was a passenger in a vehicle that left the paved portion of the roadway, striking a telephone pole. The victim suffered a fractured pelvis.

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One of the best decisions I ever made was choosing Schmidt-Kramer as my personal injury representative. I was given Scott Cooper's name through a family member shortly after my accident in July of 2024. After contacting the Schmidt-Kramer office, Scott came out and visited me in the hospital the very next day. From the very beginning, he was compassionate, upfront, and honest. He ALWAYS responded to my calls, texts, and/or e-mails in a timely manner and kept me up to date on developments in my case. I am very pleased with the outcome and highly recommend this law firm.
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Debra Zervanos
Gerry and his team were very caring and compassionate. Gerry was always very responsive to me whether it be phone calls or emails. He kept me updated every single step of the way. His team and himself worked tirelessly to get me the best possible outcome to my situation. He was able to wrap everything up within two years with a nice bow on it. I will forever be grateful and will recommend him to everyone.
Dakota Cravener
Solid, trustworthy and lucky to have on your side! Dennis Kergick represented me and I was very impressed. Finally a down to earth and easy to talk to attorney . When the time came he was a junk yard dog and I could see the opposing counsel was intimidated. All while maintaining a professional level of respect and courtesy. Would recommend to friends and family. Keep up the good work!!
It’s hard to believe it’s been four years already, but I’m still deeply thankful for my experience with Dennis. Now living in Illinois, I’ve had some similar encounters, and people here are often surprised — and even a bit shocked — when they hear my story. They always end up admitting just how good Dennis truly was. It’s something I didn’t fully realize at the time, but the more I share, the more it’s confirmed to me. God bless, and thank you I came back stronger than ever.

Regular Kidney Health Screening a Must for At-Risk Individuals

Safety Tips For Driving In Snow

Deer Hunting Rule Number 1 – Safety First

2-Year-Old Dauphin County Boy Fatally Injured in Single Car Crash

AAA Says Thanksgiving Week Is Deadliest For Car Accidents – How Can You Stay Safe?

Trial Lawyers Respond To Sham Tort Reform Opinion Article

Harrisburg Teenager Struck and Killed by a Cement Truck

Scott Cooper Presents to PTLA on Joint and Several Liability

Never Events and Patient Safety, Reviewed and Not Forgotten.

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law Does Not Protect Third Parties

$1,024,040.80 Auto Accidents

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