The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform will host a 1.5 substantive credit CLE course on April 25. The program will feature a panel discussion reviewing the most recent appellate decisions shaping civil law in Pennsylvania. Important appellate decisions will be analyzed so that litigators and in-house counsel will be equipped with up-to-date developments impacting…
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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…
Lawyer wants more meat in his soup, sues Campbell’s
Court to drivers: Don’t hit someone who will overdose on pain pills or you could be liable
Philadelphia Judge Restores Some Sanity to Monsanto Litigation
Taxpayers Threatened by Efforts to Eliminate Caps on Damages
The Commonwealth’s long-standing law granting sovereign and official immunity for the state, its officials and its employees and caps on damages for these entities will be reviewed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In an opinion column published by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PCCJR Executive Director Curt Schroder highlighted the need for caps as a way to protect taxpayers from…