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Too Many Lawsuits? PCCJR on WITF’s SmartTalk

PCCJR joined WITF SmartTalk host Scott Lamar this week to discuss Penn State University’s recent decision to disband the school’s outdoors our outing club, the Nittany Grotto Caving Club and the Nittany Divers Scuba Club. Penn State said the clubs were being eliminated because they presented an “unacceptable safety risk.” Click here to hear the podcast…

PCCJR applauds Laura Ellsworth for supporting transparency in attorney contracting

We hope Scott Wagner and Paul Mango will soon sign on to the 2018 Transparency Code too! Read more about The American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) 2018 Transparency Code pledge and gubernatorial candidate Laura Ellsworth’s promise to support some version of the Transparency in Private Attorney Contracting (TiPAC) model legislation here.      

PCCJR Update – May 3, 2018

Recap of SB 936 Fight — College Students Next Victim of Litigation Industry — Lawsuit Watch — In the News — Ridiculous Lawsuit Edition  SB 936 Fight Ends in Gubernatorial Veto After months of intense debate and a significant victory in the state Senate and state House, Governor Wolf vetoed SB 936, legislation that would have…

PCCJR Reacts to Gov. Wolf’s Veto of SB 936

Statement of Curt Schroder, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, on Governor’s veto of SB 936: “As a result of Governor’s Wolf’s veto of SB 936, expect to see plaintiffs’ law firms opening pharmacies across Pennsylvania as they try to cash in on billing injured workers for prescriptions, in addition to taking a…

PCCJR Update — April 20, 2018

S.B. 936 Passes; PCCJR Calls on Governor to Sign S.B. 936 Into Law; Making an Impact at PA Leadership Conference; Things that Make You go Hmmm… S.B. 936 Passes House, In Hands of the Governor!! This week, PCCJR hailed members of the state House of Representatives for passing legislation that would improve health outcomes for…