Could jurors in the CommonWEALTH start to HEAR the money: Permitting anchoring for non-economic damages?

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Legislature recently introduced House Bill No. 1913 that would permit attorneys to suggest to a judge or jury an “appropriate award for all past and future economic or noneconomic damages.” Pa. H.B. 1913, 2025-2026 Leg. Sess. (2025). This is commonly referred to as “Anchoring,” a practice which has long been prohibited in the Commonwealth’s trials for recovery of personal injuries….
By: Freeman Mathis & Gary