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American Tort Reform Association 1101 Connecticut Ave, NW ■ Suite 400 ■ Washington, DC 20036 (202) 682-1163 ■ Fax: (202) 682-1022 ■ www.atra.org                         High Court’s Contempt for Lawmakers’ Authority, Lawsuit Rackets Place Florida atop Latest ‘Judicial Hellholes’ List ♦ Annual Report Also Sharply Critical of Civil…

The results are in and Pennsylvania voters elected seven people to serve on the appellate courts and retained three individuals currently serving in judicial positions. What can we take away from the election results as to the possibility of improving the litigation climate in Pennsylvania?

We’ve all heard the old saying “you are who you are by the company you keep.” Statewide appellate court races don’t grab the headlines, but their campaigns actively seek and receive endorsements from across Pennsylvania. Those endorsements can say a lot about whom these women and men are and the philosophy they will bring to…

by Curt Schroder | via Philly.com|OCTOBER 13, 2017 “The foundation of justice is good faith.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman lawyer, scholar, and statesman. Our system of civil justice operates on the good-faith conduct of the parties and their legal representatives in court. What happens when good faith breaks down? Welcome to Pennsylvania’s civil justice system, 2017! The Inquirer…

Harrisburg- Calling a fair judicial system a top priority for Pennsylvania voters in 2017, the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) today released its first-ever voter education guide for the 2017 Statewide Appellate Court races. The guide, along with completed candidate questionnaires, is available here. “Pennsylvania’s appellate courts have a tremendous responsibility and impact…

September 30, 2017| via Philly.com by William Bender A number of Philadelphia-area pain-management doctors, pharmacists, and related entities have been sued for prescribing $4.7 million in allegedly fraudulent pain creams — some costing nearly $8,000 per tube. Liberty Mutual Insurance filed the lawsuit Sept. 14 in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, claiming that 18 doctors have been…