After Six-Year Reprieve, Philadelphia Back Among the 'Judicial Hellholes'
The American Tort Reform Association has once again christened Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas a "Judicial Hellhole" after a six-year reprieve. And, following two key developments in Philadelphia's mass torts program Tuesday, it's probably safe to say ATRA has no regrets about its decision.
December 05, 2017 at 07:55 PM
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Well, it was nice while it lasted.
Six years ago, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas took the top spot in the American Tort Reform Association's annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, which featured a three-page lambasting of the court's alleged pro-plaintiff bias with subheads like “Forum Shopping: A Philly Phenomenon” and “The Complex Litigation Center: Efficiency Over Fairness?”
But thanks to a slate of rule changes for mass tort cases adopted by the First Judicial District in 2012, Philadelphia was relieved of its “hellhole” designation in the 2012-13 report and was instead placed within the relatively more comfortable confines of ATRA's “Watch List,” where it remained for the next four annual reports.
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