Call or E-mail Senators and Tell Them to Pass Liability Protection Legislation! Please act today! Time is running out to pass needed liability protection. HB 605, passed several months ago by the House, is hanging by a thread in the Senate. PCCJR was informed that the Senate Judiciary Committee would vote HB 605 last week.…
Coalition Updates: Business
State of Play — Spring 2021
Pennsylvania voters have spoken. Voters approved all four statewide ballot questions and we now know what the Republican and Democrat fields will look like in the appellate court races this fall. Also decided were four special elections, two in the House and two in the Senate. Here is a full accounting of the unofficial election…
Voters Can Begin Changing Direction of Supreme Court PCCJR Election Guide Explains How
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) today released its judicial voter education guide. Our guide features information on the harm that Pennsylvania’s highest court has caused to Pennsylvanians as well as questionnaire responses from candidates for Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts. The guide is available to voters at https://paforciviljusticereform.org/2021-voter-guide/. “The…
Step Up to Provide Balance to Procedural Rules Committees
Good policy starts with good people! The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania currently has vacancies on two procedural committees that can have a tremendous impact on the legal climate in our state. These committees make recommendations to the Court for amendments, revisions or simplification of court procedural rules. There is currently one opening on the Appellate…
Bill to Revive Time-Barred Claims Passes House
A bill that would open a statutory two-year window to bring civil claims that are time-barred by the statute of limitations passed the House on April 7 by a vote of 149 to 52. HB 951 appears to respond to the drama that ensued after a constitutional amendment passed by the House and Senate was determined to…
Podcast: PA Court Decision Expands Tort Liability
PCCJR Executive Director Curt Schroder recently appeared on the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers’s podcast, Capitol Connect to discuss another decision to expand tort liability by the state Supreme Court. This time, the Court applied a strict liability to the catch-all provision of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection law. Follow this link to…