Legislature Returns The House and Senate will return to Harrisburg next week for the New Year and the second half of the 2017-2018 legislative session. There are dozens of bills we are tracking and working on, but a few rise to the top as potentially seeing action during the first half of the year. HB 544:…
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PCCJR On the Air! Announcing “Lawsuit Watch”
Monthly program premiers Monday, January 22nd on WFYL Radio This Monday, January 22nd marks WFYL Radio’s premier broadcast of Lawsuit Watch; a 30-minute program dedicated to exploring the impact of lawsuits on individuals, Pennsylvania, and our economy. Hosted by PCCJR’s Executive Director Curt Schroder, the program will engage listeners in a conversation asking: Why are there so…
PCCJR Update – January 5, 2018
PA Superior Court: Fair Share Act Applies to Asbestos Strict Liability Cases; Settlements With Bankruptcy Trusts Must Be Included in Calculating Liability Under Fair Share Act! In a major opinion upholding the clear language and legislative intent of Pennsylvania’s Fair Share Act, a three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Roverano v. John Crane, Inc.…
PCCJR — Year in Review
Seasons Greetings! The legislature was in session the week of December 11 and is now in recess until the beginning of next year. This was PCCJR’s inaugural year – and what a year it has been! Working with our partners in business, professional trade associations, health care providers, nonprofits and taxpayers, we have taken many steps forward…
Philadelphia’s ‘Hellhole’ status up for debate, but group points at huge Xarelto verdict
The Penn Record by Nicholas Malfitano |Dec. 21, 2017, 12:19pm HARRISBURG – A recent, massive Philadelphia verdict that bucked a small national trend shows the city’s court isn’t treating businesses fairly, Pennsylvania’s legal reform group says. But the Philadelphia Bar Association disputes the assertion that the city is a “Judicial Hellhole” – a title given…
A Whopping Xarelto Verdict Landed The Same Day Philadelphia Was Called A ‘Judicial Hellhole’
by Nicholas Malfitano for Forbes.com December 6, 2016 The very day that a national report is issued naming the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas as a “Judicial Hellhole” where civil lawsuits are handled unfairly against businesses, the first win for plaintiffs in Xarelto litigation is secured with a near-$28 million verdict. The verdict was…