The 2013-14 president of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute said it is too soon to know the impact of Pennsylvania's law changing the traditional doctrine of joint and several liability so that defendants apportioned responsibility for causing a plaintiff's injuries at 60 percent or less only pay the portion for which they were found liable.
But the Fair Share Act, enacted in the spring of 2011, was the greatest accomplishment of the General Assembly in recent years, said Peter J. Speaker, president of the organization for defense lawyers, insurance executives, self-insurers and independent adjusters.
