The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has once again been named one of the country’s worst ‘judicial hellholes.’ The court ranked 5th worst in the American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2025-26 list. The report cited several issues plaguing the Philadelphia Court, including nuclear verdicts. The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas was home to two of the ‘Top 10 largest corporate…
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A new bill circulating in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would significantly expand liability in the Commonwealth with taxpayers footing the bill. The Extreme Weather Recovery Act (EWRA) would allow for uncapped lawsuits against private companies by individuals seeking damages for natural disasters. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform did an analysis…