Fellerman & Ciarimboli has successfully brought lawsuits against defendants in Pennsylvania, regardless of where the crash occurred. Pennsylvania has a unique long-arm statute that allows any company doing business in the Commonwealth to be sued there, even if the corporation is not headquartered in Pennsylvania and the incident occurred in another state.

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Once jurisdiction has been established in Pennsylvania, the next step is selecting a proper venue. To prove venue, the Plaintiff must show that the company conducts business in a given county, such as Philadelphia County (Pennsylvania’s most populous county). Rest assured that once a complaint is filed in Philadelphia, the defendant company will do everything possible to transfer the venue.

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To combat the challenges from the defendant company, it’s imperative to show all business that the company conducts within the county. The first step is to conduct a thorough investigation. Often the best source of information comes directly from the website of the defendant company. For example, the company website will almost always list current business locations, business partners, and subsidiaries, all of which could be useful in showing contact with a given county.

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In addition to a thorough investigation, we immediately prepare venue-specific discovery requests as well as deposition notices for the company’s corporate designees. The written and oral discovery includes specific inquiries such as loads delivered to and from Philadelphia, vehicle routing through Philadelphia, advertising materials, and much more. A detailed investigation and specific discovery inquiries help place us in the best possible position to combat a challenge to venue in Philadelphia County by any defendant company.

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If you have questions about your case involving a Pennsylvania company or would like us to assist on your case, please reach out to us at 877-989-4878 or through the contact form below.