A discussion of Pennsylvania venue laws and trucking and implosion litigation. Julie Brennan of Pion, Nerone, Girman & Smith in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, joins USLAW Live to talk about venue laws, how “regularly connected business” matters, joint and several liability and the Fair Share Act. She and co-hosts Jessica Dark of Pierce Couch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Michael Judy of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri, also talk litigation surrounding structure implosions and trucking accidents, the big Travis-Taylor engagement, as well as summer travels and back-to-school ear piercings. Tune in to this wide-ranging interview.
:10 Back to school morning chaos, ear piercings, dream team Travis-Taylor engagement, Catching Kelce
5:08 Julie Brennan intro.
5:55 Pennsylvania venue rules and the difficult transfer of venue rules.
6:06 Rule on venue, proper venue, “regularly connected business” Supreme Court – Pennsylvania Forum Non Conveniens
8:30 Waiting for a case to come down that will let Philly cases get moved back to where they should be.
9:05 What is the standard to get a case moved out of Philly? Is there fairness in venue rules?
10:05 Julie’s career path – civil litigation – and lots of trucking. 80% of her practice.
10:30 Sitting for state legal bars + contributory negligence rule.
11:08 Implosions, structures being decommissioned, imploding the building - cross between a property damage and personal injury case and construction litigation – document-intensive part.
13:25 Pennsylvania law – Joint and several liability. Fair Share Act.
14:40 1983 and Civil Rights litigation; trying to tell your clients what they may be liable for; segregated injuries; jury questionnaires; verdict forms.
16:00 New RV, summer camping, cicadas + roller coasters, road trips.
19:55 DC hot spots - shopping at National Archives, Shawarma food trucks, e-bike tours, criteria for beach life.
23:25 Romance novels to historical fiction and murder mysteries.