Senate passes 'tort reform' bill restricting third-party litigation funding
Senate Bill 69, carried for the governor by state Senate President Pro Tempore John Kennedy (R-Macon), passed Thursday by a bipartisan vote of 52-0. The bill would regulate and restrict the practice ...
Georgia Tort Reform Proponents Say Bill Grounds Jurors in 'Reality' Before Determining Damage Amounts
We still need something that gives us the ability to advise our clients of the likely outcome at trial,” said Swift Currie ...
Increasingly Tough Tort Reform Measures Could Boomerang Back to Florida From Georgia
With legislation pending just to the north, Florida-based plaintiffs' attorneys are worried about their state adopting even ...
The Business Journals9d
Businesses praise state Senate passage of tort reform as contentious bill moves to House
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 ...
The Business Journals17d
Tort reform draws big business support
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 ...
Lawmakers See Tort Reform, Like Tax Relief, As Way To Reduce Costs
Governors and lawmakers in some of the fastest growing states are now pursuing tort reform for the same reason the seek to ...
GOP leader says Gov. Kemp’s tort reform plan is on track to pass the Senate
ATLANTA — The year’s long push to pass legislative efforts surrounding Gov. Brian Kemp’s Tort reform plan is heading in the ...
WABE10d
On eve of key Georgia Senate vote, hints emerge Kemp’s 2025 priority ‘tort reform’ faces headwinds
Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off his penultimate year in office in January with the threat of a special session if “meaningful, ...
WABE3d
Kemp’s priority lawsuit limit overhaul takes legislative detour through Georgia House
In an unexpected twist, two bills backed by Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that take aim at Georgia’s legal landscape ...
Opinion
Atlanta Journal-Constitution5dOpinion
TORPY: Gov. Kemp employs the ‘tort reform’ squeeze on his own
Cody Hall let it be known that the governor is ready to use his considerable war chest to primary any Republican who has the temerity to go against his will.
Georgia Senate passes sweeping tort reform bill
The Georgia Senate passed a tort reform bill that would limit some liability awards and protect businesses from lawsuits for ...