PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ACTIONS
Rule 1042.1. Professional Liability. Motions.
All applications or motions filed in professional liability actions pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1042.1, et. seq. shall, upon filing, be expeditiously forwarded to the Civil Business Judge designated by the President Judge. That Judge shall then direct such procedure or order such relief as is deemed appropriate.
Comment: For purposes of this rule, applications or motions shall include, but not be limited to, preliminary objections pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1042.2(b), a motion to extend the time for filing a certificate of merit, a motion for sanctions, a motion for conference, mediation, or scheduling order, and a motion compelling production of an expert report. Motions for post-trial relief shall be forwarded to the judge assigned to the trial of the case.
ACTION TO QUIET TITLE
Rule 1066. Quiet Title. Order.
All affidavits filed pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1066 shall be accompanied by a proposed Order containing the requested relief as authorized by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1066.
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION
Rule 1301(a). Compulsory Arbitration.
All civil cases within the jurisdictional limits prescribed in Section 7361 of the Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S. § 7361) shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Adams C.Civ.R. 1302 et seq.
Rule 1301(b). Arbitration by Agreement.
Cases may be referred to arbitration if the parties or their counsel agree. If the case is not at issue, or where no pleadings have been filed of record, the agreement to refer shall state the issues to be considered by the board of arbitrators and shall contain all stipulations of facts reached by the parties. The agreement shall be filed of record. The case shall be subject to Adams C.Civ.R. No. 1302, et. seq.
Rule 1302(a). List of Arbitrators. Appointment to Board.
The President Judge shall appoint attorneys to serve as arbitrators and as chairpersons of the boards of arbitrators. The Court Administrator shall maintain a list of attorneys so appointed and shall assign the attorneys to serve from those lists.
Rule 1302(b). Motion for Appointment. Service. Conflicts.
A. Any party to a case, after the pleadings are closed or an agreement to arbitrate has been filed, may request the appointment of a board of arbitrators by written motion. Included in the motion shall be the names of all attorneys who, to the movant's knowledge, may have a conflicting interest in the case. A motion failing to contain this information will not be scheduled for hearing. The motion shall have a proposed Order in the form prescribed by Local Rule 1303 attached to the front of the motion that shall provide spaces for the names of the board members to be inserted when appointed by the Court. If the parties believe the matter involves complex litigation the motion shall so state and the parties shall comply with Local Rule 1303(A)(2).