Limits on Lawsuit Abuse – Page 3 – Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association

Pennsylvania must enact reforms to make the state’s legal system fair, predictable, and even-handed. True, permanent, and comprehensive legal reform would create jobs and stimulate investment in the Commonwealth while actually reducing the expenses of state, municipal, and school district governments. Injured parties must be treated fairly, but justice doesn’t have to come at a price that threatens innovation, competition, and profitability.

PMA Bulletin — February 27, 2013

Corbett Budget Keeps Government Focused on Core Functions Over the next two weeks, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will continue holding budget hearings on the proposed FY 2013-14 spending plan Governor Tom Corbett unveiled on February 5. Here’s to trusting that when the hearings end on March 7, lawmakers conclude, as we have, ...

PMA Bulletin — January 23, 2013

January 22, 2013 | Limits on Lawsuit Abuse

It’s About Victims, Jobs, and Fairness

Legal Reform

September 24, 2012 | Limits on Lawsuit Abuse

2012 State Liability Systems Survey Lawsuit Climate Ranking the States (US Chamber Report) Judicial Hellholes — Philadelphia is No. 1 “Tort Law Tally: How State Tort Reforms Affect Tort Losses and Tort Insurance Premiums” by Pacific Research Institute Pacific Research Institute U.S. Tort Liability Index 2010 Pennsylvania voters want an end to lawsuit abuse, independent poll ...

The Bulletin — September 19, 2012

September 24, 2012 | Limits on Lawsuit Abuse

PA’s Legal Climate Turning Business Away A recent survey of corporate attorneys found that a state’s legal climate is a significant determining factor in a business’s decision to locate or expand there. The survey results bode poorly for Pennsylvania’s competitiveness. “What we found is that 70 percent of corporate attorneys say that a state’s legal ...