6 days ago · ATLANTA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, Commissioner John King and leaders from industries across Georgia, unveiled his tort reform package that levels the playing field in our courtrooms, bans hostile foreign powers from taking advantage of consumers and legal proceedings, aims to stabilize insurance costs for businesses and ...

5 days ago · "Georgia’s current legal environment raises prices and undermines the ability of job creators to start and grow their business. @GovKemp ’s tort reform legislation will level the playing field in our courts and stabilize costs for families and consumers. I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to get this meaningful tort reform ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Legislative Democrats and their allies in the trial lawyers’ lobby have warned tort reform threatens to rob Georgians hurt by medical malpractice or defective products of their day in court. Lawmakers passed a bill last year aimed at laying …

5 days ago · Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has introduced a tort reform package aimed at changing how lawsuits are handled in the state. Kemp believes that excessive civil litigation is causing insurance premiums to ...

6 days ago · Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans and business leaders on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul personal injury and other civil lawsuits in the state.. Why it matters: Kemp has made tort reform his No. 1 priority for the 2025 legislative session, arguing that Georgia's rules governing evidence and big payouts to plaintiffs make the state less business friendly and saddle ...

6 days ago · But they say Georgia needs insurance reform, not tort reform. “Insurance companies are making billions of dollars of profit in Georgia and nationwide, and they are threatening to leave the state if they don’t make as much profit as they want,” says McLaurin, the Democratic senator and a lawyer who handles civil litigation.

6 days ago · ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The issue, commonly referenced as tort reform, is Kemp’s ...

6 days ago · Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled legislation to reform Georgia’s legal system the goal is to limit lawsuits and large jury verdicts in an effort called tort reform. The governor says it is his top ...

6 days ago · The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, which lobbies against tort reform, disputes King’s conclusions. Risk consultant David Stegall said the number of claims is in line with Georgia’s high number of car accidents. Both claims and payouts have mostly been stable or falling, especially when adjusted for population growth and inflation, he said.

Feb 13, 2024 · ATLANTA | Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones’s tort reform priority, Senate Bill 426, passed the Senate. SB 426 is legislation aimed at limiting the ability of plaintiffs to sue motor carriers and their insurers simultaneously (so-called “direct action”).