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PA House Passes Legislation that Will Further Strain State’s Health Care System

In late June, the state House of Representatives moved forward with legislation (HB 106) that will impose impossible staffing ratios that will put some hospitals out of business and raise costs for others. This legislation would only exacerbate the strain health systems across the Commonwealth are already facing due to the state’s updated medical malpractice venue rule.…

Know Where the Candidates Stand Before Casting Your Vote

The Primary Election is May 16. With a number of statewide judicial seats on the ballot this year – including an open seat on the state Supreme Court – voters will have the ability to restore some much-needed balance to the Commonwealth’s court system. To help voters gain a better understanding of the various candidates’ judicial…

PCCJR Venue Opinion Piece Published in Scranton Times-Tribune

The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) continues to warn Pennsylvanians of the impact on health care should our Supreme Court allow venue shopping to return to medical liability cases. The following opinion piece ran in the Scranton Times-Tribune on July 28. It was written in response to an editorial filled with inaccuracies and misunderstandings of why medical…

PCCJR to File Amicus Brief in Mallory v Norfolk Southern

In Mallory v Norfolk Southern, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court correctly ruled that the Commonwealth’s “jurisdiction by consent” statute was unconstitutional. This statute requires every company that registers to do business in Pennsylvania to consent to the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania courts. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded the statute conflicted with a line of U.S. Supreme Court cases that require a…