Welcome to the medical malpractice resource page of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. Included on this page are "med mal" statistics, important Rules of Civil Procedure governing professional liability actions and a variety of other reference materials and links. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive resource for all medical malpractice issues, but rather a source of malpractice information relating to the Pennsylvania judiciary.

Pennsylvania Court Rules

• Pre-Trial Procedures in Med Mal Professional Liability
• Professional Liability Actions
• Venue
• Conduct of Trial
• Limitation of Scope
• Professional Liability Action, Damages, Filings
• Rules Governing Reductions of Awards
• Rules Governing Medical Professional Liability Actions
• Legal Papers, Captions

Pennsylvania Court Statistics

• Med Mal Filing Statewide 2000-2010
• Jury Verdicts 2010
• Jury Verdicts 2009
• Jury Verdicts 2008
• Jury Verdicts 2007
• Jury Verdicts 2006
• Jury Verdicts 2005
• Jury Verdicts 2004
• Jury Verdicts 2000 to 2003
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2010
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2009
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2008
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2007
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2006
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2005
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2004
• Non-Jury Verdicts 2000 to 2003

Press Releases

• April 20, 2010 - Latest Medical Malpractice Data Show Number of Cases and Verdicts Reach New Low
• April 9, 2009 - Latest Medical Malpractice Data Shows Stable Decline in Number of New Cases and Verdicts
• April 14, 2008 - Latest Medical Malpractice Data Shows Continued Decline in Number of Cases and Verdicts
• April 25, 2007 - Latest Medical Malpractice Data Show Stable Decline in Case Filings
• April 25, 2006 Latest Medical Malpractice Data Shows Sustained Decline in Case Filings
• December 5, 2005 Medical Malpractice Rules Amended to Clarify Certificate of Merit Requirements
• April 11, 2005 - Updated Medical Malpractice Data Shows Continued Decline in Case Filings
• February 11, 2005 - Medical Malpractice Rule Amended to Clarify Certificate of Merit Requirement
• December 27, 2004 - Med Mal Rules’ Changes to Further Improve Data Collection
• December 1, 2004 - Court Announces Civil Rules Amendment to Clarify Med-Mal Litigation Procedure
• September 20, 2004 - Supreme Court Adopts Rules Governing Reduction of Awards
• September 15, 2004 - Med Mal Seminars Planned for Pennsylvania's Trial Court Judges
• August 20, 2004 - Court Announces Rules Changes in Med-Mal Litigation
• July 28, 2004 - One-Stop Shop for Court "Med-Mal" Info Created
• March 29, 2004 - Rules Changes Promote Mediation, Streamline Case Processing
• March 18, 2004 - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Favorable Trends from Preliminary Data

Recent Pennsylvania Litigation

• MCare Act
  

Links

• Governor's Office of Healthcare Reform
• Pennsylvania Insurance Department
• Project on Medical Liability in Pennsylvania of the Pew Charitable Trusts
• Questions or Comments