Earlier this week PCCJR Executive Director Curt Schroder presented members of the General Assembly with the organization’s “Lifetime Support Award.” This award is given to legislators who have a lifetime voting record of 90 percent or greater on civil justice reform issues. Those who receive the award have demonstrated a commitment to reforming Pennsylvania’s civil justice system…
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PCCJR Highlights Litigation Abuses That Lead to Nuclear Verdicts!
The rise in nuclear verdicts threatens every business and individual in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is the epicenter of the nuclear verdict trend making it the preferred forum of plaintiffs’ attorneys. Loose venue rules allow defendants all across Pennsylvania to be dragged to Philadelphia’s notoriously hostile court system. While plaintiffs’ lawyers would like us to believe that their…
General Assembly Wraps Up Appropriations Hearings, Legislators Scheduled to Return for Voting Session
The state House and Senate have finished their respective Appropriations Committee hearings with agency officials following Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget address touting his proposal for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The appropriations hearings marked the second phase of the annual budget process with negotiations continuing throughout the spring as legislators and the administration work towards a…
Massive Lawsuit Targets Food Industry
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas – notably the nation’s top judicial hellhole – is home to what could be a new wave of civil litigation targeting our country’s food industry. The firm of Morgan & Morgan has chosen the City of Brotherly love to file a first of its kind lawsuit against manufacturers of “ultra-processed foods.”…
Advertisement Overload
The “explosion of personal injury” law firm advertisements flooding the greater Philadelphia area – and the large shift in focus and prioritization on marketing by these firms – was the subject of a recent Philadelphia Magazine article. As the reporter highlights, not only are drivers in Philadelphia bombarded by an excessive number of personal injury law firm billboards,…
Number of Medical Malpractice Cases Filed in Philadelphia Continues to Rise
In the two years since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rescinded the medical malpractice venue rule, the number of cases filed in Philadelphia’s court has exploded. The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas tracks the filing of medical liability cases monthly since. The latest (December 2024) medical liability case filing chart from the Philadelphia Court of Common…