Efforts by defendants to challenge venue in Philadelphia took another backwards step this week when the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ order transferring venue to Bucks County....more
Last Friday, in Lahr v. Lehigh Valley Hosp., the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued an unpublished opinion once again narrowly interpreting the scope of the statutory privilege applicable to patient safety reports prepared...more
Last week, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued yet another opinion making it easier for plaintiffs to choose preferred venues to sue corporations. Continuing a trend that has emerged over the last several years, the...more
On Tuesday September 12, 2023, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a published opinion interpreting, for the first time, the scope of the statutory privilege applicable to patient safety reports prepared under the...more