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Tort Reform Battle in Georgia


Tort reform is back in Georgia (sort of) and long overdue

The leadup to the 2024 legislative session suggested that the Georgia General Assembly would pass meaningful comprehensive tort ...

Tort Reform Battle in Georgia - What You Need to Know - John Foy

Proponents of tort law reform in Georgia believe that current laws make it easy to file frivolous suits. According to reform advocates, such ...

Tort reform and Georgia's judicial nightmare

These concerns have caught the attention of some Georgia lawmakers and Gov. Brian Kemp, and “tort reform” is quickly becoming a more common term ...

Tort reform fight returning to General Assembly

After years on the back burner in the General Assembly, tort reform promises to be front and center when Georgia lawmakers convene in ...

Tort reform underway in GA, as providers push reconsideration of ...

Last year, the American Tort Reform Association named Georgia its top “Judicial Hellhole” after a series of “nuclear verdicts.” As one example, ...

Georgia's Litigation Rule Overhaul to Continue into 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp warned that the tort reform rewrite will spill into next year, but it remains atop his list of priorities.

How Georgia's tort reform impacts accident victims

There is a battle being waged in Georgia's legislative chambers. The governor and some lawmakers want to change laws that would make it more ...

Insurance denying Georgia businesses coverage in high-crime areas

A new law dubbed the Data Analysis for TORT Reform Act gives him the authority to demand data from insurance companies about claims and the ...

Why Kemp taps brakes on overhaul of tort regulations in 2024

The Republican told hundreds of executives and politicians at the Georgia Chamber's annual legislative breakfast on Wednesday that he came to ...

Georgia Gov. Kemp tells business group that he wants to limit ...

... War Russia-Ukraine War Global elections ... Georgia lawmakers capped noneconomic damages including pain and suffering in a 2005 tort reform ...

TORT REFORM (RELIEF) - Organization

despite Georgia's usury law. • In addition, Georgia does not require companies that provide lawsuit loans, or who ... • We will continue to fight the attacks ...

The Impact of Tort Reform on Georgia Medical Malpractice Cases

In 2005, Georgia passed legislation that capped noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases at $350,000 per provider and $1.05 million in ...

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 13 - Nelson Mullins

This year's edition of tort reform arrived under the Georgia Gold ... battle lines while onlookers quietly asked Siri, “what is tort reform?

Why does Georgia need Tort Reform? - The Oak Insurance Group

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is pushing for tort reform because the state's litigation environment is making it difficult for the Peach State's small ...

Kemp recommits to tort reform | News - Albany Herald

Kemp made his announcement at the annual Congressional Luncheon in Athens sponsored by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the same venue he used a year ago to ...

Corporate lobbyists, trial lawyers set to rejoin battle next year after ...

Georgia has been in the crosshairs of the American Tort Reform Association that for the last several years ranked the state among the worst ...

Kemp: Tort reform fight returning to General Assembly

After years on the back burner in the General Assembly, tort reform promises to be front and center when Georgia lawmakers convene in ...

Ga. Tort Reform Fight Heating Back Up - Law360

A political group linked to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said it's launching a six-figure tort reform campaign in the Peach State, prompting the ...

Kemp Readies New Tort Legislation - IIAG Blog

Nearly two decades ago, Georgia legislators rewrote the state's litigation rules to cheers from the medical and insurance industries — and ...