PCCJR’s partner, The Pennsylvania Medical Society isencouraging physicians to sign up for SERVAPA as volunteers to provide care during a surge. PAMED also is recruiting recently retired physicians to sign up for temporary licenses to serve patients during this pandemic. http://www.pamedsoc.org/coronavirus
Coalition Updates
Healthcare Workers Lauded as Doing “God’s Work!”
COVID-19 has brought to light a whole new cohort of first responders! Health care providers, grocery store workers and truck drivers who are delivering goods are a new kind of front-line. PCCJR is in full agreement with these impassioned comments by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding the doctors, nurses and other essential service providers…
PA Supreme Court Closes Courts, Cancels April Arguments
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has canceled arguments in late April as part of a statewide effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The cases that were scheduled for argument will be decided on the briefs already submitted to the courts unless parties request otherwise. The Supreme Court declared a statewide judicial emergency on March 18,…
Senate Judiciary Committee Postpones Hearing on LBFC’s Venue Report
The Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the LBFC’s medical liability venue report, originally scheduled for March 23, has been postponed. PCCJR will update you as soon as it is rescheduled. As Pennsylvania continues to deal with the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus, we will all be adjusting to the new reality of schedule disruption.…
PCCJR Addresses Business Community on Civil Justice Concerns
Cost of Lawsuits and Rule Change Proposal the focus of Live Monthly Business Brief PCCJR updated Pennsylvania’s business community during a Facebook Live Monthly Business Brief event hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the PA Manufacturers’ Association. Click the photo above to watch a replay of the discussion, which includes the…
Amazon Liability Case Highlights Need for “Innocent Seller” Law
A recent federal court case in the Third Circuit highlighted the need for legislation to catch up with the realities of modern, internet-based commerce, including a product seller bill that would help brick-and-mortar retailers just as much as it would help e-commerce. “We can either move into these modern methods of commerce that the internet…