Section 2179. Venue

(a) Except as otherwise provided by an Act of Assembly, by Rule 1006(a.1) or by subdivision (b) of this rule, a personal action against a corporation or similar entity may be brought in and only in

(1) the county where its registered office or principal place of business is located;

(2) a county where it regularly conducts business;

(3) the county where the cause of action arose;

(4) a county where a transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose, or

(5) a county where the property or a part of the property which is the subject matter of the action is located provided that equitable relief is sought with respect to the property.

Official Note

Rule 1006(a.1) governs venue in actions for medical professional liability.

(b) An action upon a policy of insurance against an insurance company, association or exchange, either incorporated or organized in Pennsylvania or doing business in this Commonwealth, may be brought

(1) in a county designated in Subdivision (a) of this rule; or

(2) in the county where the insured property is located; or

(3) in the county where the plaintiff resides, in actions upon policies of life, accident, health, disability, and live stock insurance or fraternal benefit certificates.

The provisions of this Rule 2179 adopted November 26, 1943, effective August 1, 1944; amended March 27, 1956, effective July 1, 1956; amended December 29, 2000, effective July 1, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 137; amended January 27, 2003, effective immediately, 33 Pa.B. 751; amended December 16, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 9. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (295864).