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PFMA supports Rep. Grove measure to establish Commerce Court Program

5/17/2019

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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association strongly supports House Bill 332 which would allow the Superior Court to create a Commerce Court program modeled after the successful Commerce Case Management Program in Philadelphia.
 
The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Seth Grove, was approved in the House of Representatives on May 6 by a vote of 125-67. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 17.
 
Under the measure, the Commerce Court would hear cases on corporate acquisitions, mergers, dissolutions, liquidations, or other matters concerning corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, sole proprietorships, and corporate partnerships.
 
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas formed its own program more than a decade ago. Since then, the court has gained a reputation for effective, efficient, and predictable rulings on complex business cases. The Philadelphia program is not unique, as there are other Commerce Courts operating at the local level handling complex business cases within their jurisdictions.
 
By empowering the Superior Court to establish a Commerce Court Program we can foster the same specialization at the appellate level without the election of new judges,” Rep. Grove wrote in a sponsorship memo. “The benefits from creating a predictable and fair process across the state can be seen economically with corporations incorporating in Delaware.

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