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The attorneys of Schmidt Kramer attended a leadership development conference hosted by the Gettysburg Foundation entitled “In the Footsteps of Leaders: Leadership Training for the 21st Century.” The program highlighted the leadership lessons derived from the Battle of Gettysburg that are still applicable in today’s world.

Scott Cooper was recently chosen as one of the ten best attorneys in Pennsylvania by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys—an exclusive division of the American Institute of Legal Counsel. The American Institute is an impartial third-party organization that provides in-depth attorney ratings in the following areas of legal practice: Criminal, Personal Injury, DUI/DWI, […]

In federal court on Thursday, Johnson & Johnson, and its medical device manufacturer DePuy, were ordered by a jury to pay $500 million to five Texas residents who claimed they were injured by the companies’ Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants. Following a lengthy trial, jurors deliberated for one week before determining that Pinnacle metal hip implants […]

A surprising study on medical malpractice was published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, which was performed by researchers at Stanford University, analyzed several thousand medical malpractice lawsuits that resulted in money being paid to the individual who filed the lawsuit. The study looked at paid lawsuits that were filed over […]

The Schmidt Kramer law firm got into the spirit of things today by wearing green!  In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the attorneys and staff at Schmidt Kramer celebrated by putting on their best green duds and festive smiles. Whether they are Irish – or just Irish at heart – everyone had a great time […]

Contrary to popular belief, adverse weather conditions are not responsible for the majority of auto accidents in Pennsylvania. While snow, ice, sleet or heavy rains can all contribute to traffic accidents, there are other factors that are not weather-related that greatly increase the odds of a motorist being involved in a crash. Both aggressive driving […]

According to the results of an annual study released last month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the number of automobile accidents caused directly by reckless driving habits is on the rise. A shocking 87 percent of the of the nearly 2,500 drivers who participated in the survey admitted to their own unsafe driving […]

In a remarkable feat, two esteemed attorneys from the Law Offices of Schmidt Kramer have received the distinguished honor of Lawyer of the Year, while five attorneys received recognition as one of Central Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® of 2016. The list of Central Pennsylvania’s Lawyers of the Year and Best Lawyers includes attorneys whose skills and […]

In addition to its insulin pumps and hip implants, healthcare manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has made headlines once again for producing and distributing yet another product that may be harmful to consumers. Recently, a jury in Missouri determined that one of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products caused the cancer-related death of a local woman. […]

While it is difficult to think about, fatal school bus accidents due occur. Unfortunately, two Pennsylvania women have already lost their lives this year due to school bus accidents. Between 2010 and 2014, a total of 3,966 accidents involving school buses took place across the state of Pennsylvania. Of these accidents, eighteen people lost their […]