Featured Amicus Briefs
Sector: Business
Gacia v. Foley, Inc.
Should the Plaintiff’s Choice of Forum Be Afforded any Deference For Purposes of Forum Non Conveniens Where neither the Plaintiff Nor the Cause(s) of Action Have Any Connection to Pennsylvania?
Status: Filed
Sectors: Business, Community
Ricoh v Halpern
Plaintiff/buyer did not state a cause of action under the catch-all provision of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, because the plaintiff/buyer failed to allege that the defendant/vendor had an obligation to disclose the subject of a purported deceptive omission regarding a camera.
Status: Filed
Sectors: Business, Community
Cobb v. Tesla
PCCJR participated in an amicus in this case concerning the validity of an arbitration agreement. The Superior Court held that a valid arbitration agreement existed. The Court sent it back down to the common pleas court to determine if the dispute was within the scope of the arbitration agreement.
Status: Filed
Sector: Business
IN RE: DRAVO LLC
Issue: Did the Superior Court expand the concept of piercing the corporate veil in violation of the Limited Liability Company Act?
Status: Filed
Sector: Business
Amagasu v. Mitsubishi
Issue: Whether substantial remittiturs are required because the $177 million compensatory damage award and the $800 million punitive damage award are both grossly excessive.
Status: Filed
Sectors: Business, Community, Health Care
Tranter v. Z&D Tour, Inc.
Issue: Did the lower courts improperly use a heightened standard for relief under a forum non conveniens motion?
Status: Filed
Sector: Business
Syngenta v. Douglass Nemeth
PCCJR's Amicus Brief in Support of granting certiorari so the Supreme Court can review PA's jurisdiction by registration statute under the dormant commerce clause.
Status: Filed
Sectors: Business, Community, Health Care
Chilutti V UBER- Decision
PCCJR Argued that the court does not have jurisdiction over an appeal from the trial court's collateral order staying the proceedings and compelling arbitration.
Status: Decided
Sectors: Business, Community, Health Care
Bert V Turk – Supreme Court Decision
PCCJR Argued that punitive damages should be calculated on a per judgement basis, as opposed to per defendent, and a punitive to compensatory ratio of 9 to 1 or higher, was unconstitutional.
Status: Decided