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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…

In late June, the state House of Representatives moved forward with legislation (HB 106) that will impose impossible staffing ratios that will put some hospitals out of business and raise costs for others. This legislation would only exacerbate the strain health systems across the Commonwealth are already facing due to the state’s updated medical malpractice venue rule.…

The Primary Election is May 16. With a number of statewide judicial seats on the ballot this year – including an open seat on the state Supreme Court – voters will have the ability to restore some much-needed balance to the Commonwealth’s court system. To help voters gain a better understanding of the various candidates’ judicial…

The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) continues to warn Pennsylvanians of the impact on health care should our Supreme Court allow venue shopping to return to medical liability cases. The following opinion piece ran in the Scranton Times-Tribune on July 28. It was written in response to an editorial filled with inaccuracies and misunderstandings of why medical…

In Mallory v Norfolk Southern, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court correctly ruled that the Commonwealth’s “jurisdiction by consent” statute was unconstitutional. This statute requires every company that registers to do business in Pennsylvania to consent to the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania courts. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded the statute conflicted with a line of U.S. Supreme Court cases that require a…