The challenges imposed by venue shopping on Pennsylvania’s hospitals combined with a rise in nuclear verdicts are negatively impacting hospitals throughout the state and threatening their ability to operate according to a recent article by healthcare industry trade publication Becker’s Hospital Review. As noted in the article, the Commonwealth has one of the worst medical…
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The “explosion of personal injury” law firm advertisements flooding the greater Philadelphia area – and the large shift in focus and prioritization on marketing by these firms – was the subject of a recent Philadelphia Magazine article. As the reporter highlights, not only are drivers in Philadelphia bombarded by an excessive number of personal injury law firm billboards,…
House Liability Reform Legislative Package Targets Lawsuit Abuse
PCCJR applauded a liability reform legislative package unveiled by Rep. Torren Ecker and other members of the House Republican Caucus on Wednesday. Pennsylvania has long held the dubious reputation of having an overly litigious legal climate – a fact underscored by the state’s consistent ranking as one of the nation’s worst judicial hellholes. This litigation reform package will…
Philadelphia Eagles Now Without Orthopedic Care Due to Nuclear Verdicts!
If the Philadelphia Eagles are to fly this season, it will be without the aide of their long-time orthopedic doctors. The Eagles just got burned by the Commonwealth’s notoriously litigious legal environment. Last week it was announced that the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute was severing its long-time relationship with the City of Brotherly Love’s beloved football…
Climate Litigation Campaign is Latest Abuse of Broken Civil Justice System
Pennsylvania’s notorious reputation as one of the country’s worst judicial hellholes has made it a prime target for a nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign targeting productive sectors of the economy. PCCJR executive director Curt Schroder recently wrote about this issue – and the negative ramifications these types of lawsuits can have on the state’s economy and…
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.…