PA CLE Credits: 2 Hours Substantive
Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Location: Virtual
Cost: $50 per person
A Timely Briefing on the Forces Reshaping Damages, Verdicts and Civil Practice in Pennsylvania
Presented by the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civicl Justice Reform and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Pennsylvania damages law is at a crossroads. Join leading trial, appellate, claims and litigation professionals for a practical look at the decisions, evidence and tactics driving higher exposures — and what they mean for counsel, carriers, health care and business.
- Anchoring & HB 1913: How proposed lump-sum figures and formulas could change noneconomic-damages arguments.
- Future damages: Evaluating and challenging Life Care Plans and other evidence that can expand claimed losses.
- Nuclear verdicts: Pennsylvania trends, lessons from major cases, and trial and appellate strategy.
- The wider impact: Implications for insurance costs, health care delivery and Pennsylvania’s business climate.
Jason Bonanis, Shareholder, Marshall Dennehey
Ross Suter, Senior Vice President, Litigation Solutions, Magna Legal Services
Lisa M. Bellino, VP, Claims Judicial and Legislative Affairs, Zurich North America
Mitchell S. Berger, Ryan Brown Berger & Gibbons, P.C.
Casey A. Coyle, Shareholder, Marhsall Dennehey
The deadline to register is November 10, 2026. Space is limited, so secure your spot today!
Payment:
PCCJR is now equipped for you to pay online for this course through our AFFINIPAY link. Be sure to add the name(s) of the attendee(s) in the Reference field.
If you would rather mail a check, you can do so by mailing to:
Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform
PO Box 653
Harrisburg, PA 17108
A link to the program will be sent closer to the event. If you have any questions about the program or the registration process, please contact Curt Schoder at curt@pccjr.org.