As the Primary Election nears, PCCJR is encouraging voters to review our 2023 PA Judicial Voter Guide before heading to the polls. This is a critical election year, the results of which will have a long-term impact on the direction of the statewide courts throughout the Commonwealth. As noted in this FiveThirtyEight article, over the past decade the cost of judicial elections…
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When Inconvenience Becomes a Class Action Lawsuit
A trio of litigants from Philadelphia have filed a class action lawsuit that is reaching when it comes to defining personal harm or damages experienced. The case centers around an equipment failure at the Altuglas chemical plant in Bristol, Pennsylvania that resulted in a chemical spill into Otter Creek – a tributary of the Delaware…
Class action complaining about fudge on Oreos is thrown out by judge
PCCJR Judicial Voter Guide Now Available
This will focus on the state’s judicial branch, with several statewide court vacancies on the ballot. The results of this year’s election will have long lasting impacts on the Commonwealth’s legal environment and economic climate. When a court misinterprets a law, and especially when it disregards the plain language of a statute in favor of a preconceived…