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COVID-19 and the Courts **Doing “God’s Work” ** Stepping Up A Message From the Executive Director: We are a universe away from where we were when we published our last Update on March 16th. COVID-19 has created a worldwide pivot that no one could have foreseen, but everyone can feel in business and at home.…

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…

Supreme Court’s Decision Striking Down Statute of Repose Will Stand We sure would have liked a second bite at this apple. Instead, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court gave trial lawyers an early Valentine’s Day gift on January 31 when it denied our requested re-argument in Yanakos v. UPMC. The high court refused to hear re-arguments on its earlier ruling which found the…

Harrisburg, PA — A coalition of stakeholders concerned about Pennsylvania’s health care and litigation climate said a report issued today by the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC)  demonstrates no reason to change the venue rule. The medical liability climate has been stable since the venue rule went into effect in the early 2000s…

Venue Report ** False Claims ** Risperdal Update Committee Scheduled to Release Venue Impact Report Jackpot seeking attorneys filing medical liability cases in courts known for high verdicts and often far away from where the injury occurred, create higher health care costs and less access to care. That is precisely the situation Pennsylvania faces should the medical…

(Harrisburg, PA) The following is a statement from Curt Schroder, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, in response to the January 13th press conference advocating for passage of a Pennsylvania False Claims Act: “The General Assembly needs to fully understand the impact of passing a state-based False Claims Act before it…