Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy last week announced the release of state court system data on medical malpractice case filings and verdicts for 2006 that show a sustained decline in the number of med mal lawsuits filed statewide.
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts began the systematic collection of data from each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties three years ago as part of the Judiciary’s commitment to intergovernmental collaboration in addressing medical malpractice litigation issues. At that time, counties also began to create a means of methodically tracking medical malpractice case information to enhance the focus and accuracy of future annual data collections. New statewide rules of Civil Procedure were promulgated — Pa.R.C.P. 1018 and 1042.16 — to help identify med mal cases together with a new rule of Judicial Administration — Pa.R.J.A. 1904 — to codify the reporting requirements.
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