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As we enter the last few weeks of June, Pennsylvania finds itself in an all too familiar situation.  Once again, legislators and the Governor are scrambling to pass a budget before the constitutional authority to spend runs out on June 30.  With a projected budget deficit of a billion dollars plus, legislators adverse to raising…

June in Harrisburg is budget season – the busiest part of the legislative cycle. Bills come up fast, committee agendas change at the last minute, and our advocacy efforts are running at full-throttle on behalf of civil justice reform. This week was a particularly active one, and we anticipate busier days ahead as we track…

A 2014 bankruptcy case, In re Garlock Sealing Technologies, revealed the dark underside of asbestos litigation. The judge in Garlock found that plaintiff’s attorneys engage in a systemic manipulation of asbestos exposure evidence. Asbestos injury cases proceed on two tracks. On one track cases are filed in court against solvent defendants who often have little…

HARRISBURG, PA – Longstanding and broad-based concerns about Pennsylvania’s courts being out-of-balance have led a diverse group of organizations and individuals to create a new civil-justice-focused advocacy organization. The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) will work to educate Pennsylvanians about problems in the legal sytem and advocate for reforms to help bring fairness…