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Opinion Editorial: Huge lawsuit awards are hidden tax on Pennsylvania residents Curt Schroder, Executive Director of PCCJR | The Morning Call | November 29, 2019 Out-of-staters have long flocked to the Philadelphia courts for their lawsuits. An example is the recent $8 billion punitive damage award against Johnson & Johnson, which will not only make “litigation tourism”…

Another Win for Trial Lawyers**PA Judicial Election Results**In the News Attacks Continue on Medial Liability Protections; Supreme Court Decision Another Win for Trial Lawyers A sharply divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court created new uncertainties for health care providers and insurers when it declared Pennsylvania’s seven-year statute of repose under the Pennsylvania Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error…

Trial Bar Pours $ into Judicial Elections** PASC Strikes Down Key Medical Liability Reform ** Commonwealth Court Upholds Protz Fix Trial Bar and Allies Pouring Money Into Judicial Elections With less than a week to go until the November 5 elections for Pennsylvania Superior Court, a newspaper is reporting that the trial bar its allies…

Another “Black Eye” for Philly ** Philly Trial Lawyers Buy 73,000 local TV Ads ** AG’s Proposed Antitrust Rules Prompt Strong Opposition ** In the News $8 Billion Nuclear Verdict Called Another “Black Eye” for Philadelphia A Philadelphia jury’s verdict of $8 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals brings into…

PA Legal Climate Ranks 39th**Phila. Mass Tort Inventory Goes Up ** FTC Flags TV Ads ** Venue Shopping Featured on PMA Perspectives  THUMBS DOWN! U.S. Chamber Survey Ranks PA Legal Climate 39th in the Country! Pennsylvania continues to lose ground in the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s 2019 survey asking business owners about the…

PCCJR Urges PA Supreme Court to Reject Strict Liability in Unfair Trade Practices Case On September 5, 2019, the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform along with several other organizations filed an amicus curiae brief in the case Gregg v. Ameriprise Financial Inc., currently pending before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.  The principle issue in Gregg is the scope of liability under…