The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, a joint committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, just issued its blockbuster, almost 150-page report, “A Study of the Impact of Venue for Medical Professional Liability Actions.” The report was an effort of both parties that are in the entirety of the legislature.

In 2003, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a rule requiring that doctors and hospitals who are sued for malpractice must be sued in the county where the malpractice occurred, regardless of where they are found doing business. The question is whether doctors and hospitals should continue to receive this special treatment or whether they should be treated like any other person or entity that can be sued wherever they are found doing business on a regular and substantial basis.

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