Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an Order amending PA’s rule of civil procedure pertaining to venue. The Court’s amendment eliminates the provision, put in place nearly two decades ago, which mandated that medical...more
In Yanakos v. UPMC, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, struck down the seven-year statute of repose in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act as unconstitutional. MCARE’s statute of...more