Quality healthcare is vital to our families and communities. Frivolous lawsuits threaten the availability of healthcare through increased medical liability costs and doctors being forced to practice defensive medicine. Predatory tactics of aggressive out-of-state lawyers threaten the existence of Pennsylvania’s elder care in long-term and skilled nursing facilities. Fairness demands a balance that protects patients and the heroes who care for them.
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State of Play — Spring 2021
Pennsylvania voters have spoken. Voters approved all four statewide ballot questions and we now know what the Republican and Democrat fields will look like in the appellate court races this fall. Also decided were four special elections, two in the House and two in the Senate. Here is a full accounting of the unofficial election results:
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Chilutti V UBER- Decision
PCCJR Argued that the court does not have jurisdiction over an appeal from the trial court's collateral order staying the proceedings and compelling arbitration.
Status: Decided
Bert V Turk – Supreme Court Decision
PCCJR Argued that punitive damages should be calculated on a per judgement basis, as opposed to per defendent, and a punitive to compensatory ratio of 9 to 1 or higher, was unconstitutional.
Status: Decided
Featured Legislation
Pandemic Liability Protections — House Version
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HB 605Summary
HB 605 provides for limited COVID-19-related liability to manufacturers and others who provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), certain medical services, and who have opened up their businesses and followed CDC guidelines.
Status
Passed the House on April 6, 2021 by a vote of 107 to 94; referred to Senate Judiciary
Pandemic Liability Protections — Senate Version
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SB 273Summary
SB 273 provides for limited COVID-19-related liability to manufacturers and others who provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), certain medical services, and who have opened up their businesses and followed CDC guidelines.
Status
Referred to Senate Judiciary
Lawyers Attempting To Get Documents They Aren’t Entitled To
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HB 161Summary
HB 161 would allow Department of Health surveys and inspections to be used in civil cases involving care of patients.
Status
Referred to House Health Committee