Harrisburg, PA– (February 28, 2019) Organizations from across Pennsylvania joined forces to voice their strong opposition to a proposed ‘venue shopping’ rule change making its way to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Proposed Venue Change Amendment to Pa.R.C.P. Nos. 1006, 2130, 2156, and 2179 of the Civil Procedure Rules, set forth by the Pennsylvania Supreme…
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PCCJR Update — February 25, 2019
Venue Change Decision Delayed * Deeper Concerns About Rule Change Exposed * PCCJR Debates PA Association for Justice Venue Change Decision Delayed… For Now In a Valentines Day present to health care practitioners and patients, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced it would delay consideration of changing the venue rules for medical malpractice cases. In announcing the decision, the…
PA Supreme Court Delays Decision on Venue Change Until After Report
The Pennsylvania Supreme court announced this afternoon that it will delay taking any action on the proposed medical malpractice venue rule change until after the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) completes the impact study commissioned in Senate Resolution 20. PCCJR reported that SR 20 passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 31-18. The resolution asked…
PCCJR Update: February 11, 2019
Johnny Doc and Justice Doc ** Medical Malpractice Debate Heats Up Johnny Doc and Justice Doc Last week the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania indicted labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, the long-time boss of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Philadelphia. The indictmentalleges embezzlement, theft, wire fraud and…
PA Senate Urges Court to Slow Down on Adopting Venue Rule While Proposal Is Studied
The Pennsylvania Senate voted 31 -18 today in favor of Senate Resolution 20. SR 20 asks the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to study the impact of the proposal to change the venue rule in medical malpractice cases and urges the Supreme Court to delay any action on the rule change until the study is complete. SR 20 was introduced…
PCCJR Update — January 28, 2019
Fight Against Venue Rule Change Growing ** Trend Alert: State and Local Governments Recruited for Law Suits Momentum Growing in Fight Against Medical Malpractice Venue Rule Change. PCCJR has been working with and coordinating the efforts of our members and partners in the effort to defeat a proposal that would negate important medical malpractice venue reforms enacted in…