Gov. Brian Kemp’s tort reform legislation passed a major hurdle Feb. 21 when the Georgia State Senate approved it. Opponents say problems include injured parties being forced to relive past ...
Colton Moore of Trenton. Proponents say the legislation, which they call tort reform, would help businesses, physicians, property owners and others save money from lawsuits and lower insurance rates.
Georgia's tort system is set for a makeover after the state Senate passed a tort reform bill, Senate Bill 68, which seeks to overhaul litigation processes within the state. In a move celebrated by ...
The bill passed along party lines and will now move to the state House of Representatives. ATLANTA - A sharply divided Georgia Senate passed a comprehensive tort reform bill Friday that is Republican ...
Georgia senators voted to pass the first piece of Gov. Brian Kemp's tort reform proposal, which has garnered praise from businesses and pushback from trial lawyers. Georgia state senators have ...
Another top priority for Governor McMaster and South Carolina legislators this year is tort reform. “Future economic prosperity requires that our state’s civil justice system allows fair and ...
MOULTRIE – “Level the playing field” in Georgia’s courtrooms has been a running theme for the past couple of years in Governor Brian Kemp’s drive for tort reform. At the 2023 Georgia ...
It also had powerful supporters. Gov. Henry McMaster named tort reform a top policy priority in his State of the State Address, while House Republican leadership has endorsed reform as well.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's "tort reform" proposal would overhaul civil litigation. Some major Georgia businesses are backing it. On a recent Thursday morning at the Georgia State Capitol ...