A number of legislative changes that would impact civil litigation matters are anticipated for 2012.
According to a Nov. 29 article in The Legal Intelligencer headlined “State Legislator Eyes Changes to Jurisdiction Instead of Venue” by Amaris Elliott-Engel, there is a movement underway in the Pennsylvania legislature to change the venue rules applicable to Pennsylvania personal injury matters through a change in the law pertaining to appropriate jurisdiction by the trial courts over civil litigation matters.
