Latest Georgia Headlines
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Countertop Maker in Georgia Fined for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust
Jul 11 2025 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Georgia countertop maker $33,000 for allegedly exposing workers to high levels of silica dust, which causes silicosis and other respiratory...
Georgia Commercial Lender Owner Charged With $140M Ponzi Scheme
Jul 11 2025 // NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday. The civil lawsuit by the U.S....
Fire in the SE Sky May be Linked to Home Damage in Georgia
Jun 27 2025 // An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and...
Jury Awards $2.25M to Georgia Couple in Suit Over Autopsy Images of Baby
Jun 23 2025 // A jury has awarded a Georgia couple $2.25 million in their lawsuit accusing a pathologist of posting graphic videos of an autopsy of their decapitated baby. A Fulton County jury returned the verdict against Dr. Jackson...
Families of People Killed in Georgia Ferry Dock Collapse Sue Companies That Built it
Jun 13 2025 // Relatives of seven people who drowned in waters off a Georgia island after a ferry dock walkway collapsed announced Wednesday they filed a lawsuit against the companies that designed and built it. Dozens of people were...
Baptist College in Georgia Places President on Leave as it Probes Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 10 2025 // A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students. Trustees at Truett McConnell University in...
A Deep Dive: Recommendations on Georgia’s Rising Premiums, Loss Ratios
Jun 9 2025 // Homeowners’ insurance premiums in Georgia cost less than in other states. Neither affordability nor availability have been major concerns in a state with hundreds of licensed insurers. But things changed in 2023-2024...
Patriot Growth Expands With Brennan & Co. Insurance Agency in Georgia
Jun 5 2025 // Brennan & Co. insurance agency, based in Savannah, Georgia, is now part of Patriot Growth Services, a brokerage and insurance services firm that has grown rapidly since its founding in 2019. Brennan began business in...
Georgia Insurance Office Uses Appointment Fees to Help Fund New Elevator Inspectors
May 30 2025 // Elevator inspections in Georgia have been an issue for years, exacerbated by the death of an 18-year-old athlete who was trapped and crushed between floors in a faulty elevator in 2021. Now, the Georgia insurance...
Mercedes Will Put its North American HQ in Georgia, Moving Hundreds of Jobs
May 23 2025 // Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it plans establish its North American headquarters in metro Atlanta, where the automaker will expand its existing U.S. corporate hub by adding hundreds of jobs relocated from other...
Georgia Tort Reform Law Means New Hurdles for Injured People and Attorneys
May 23 2025 // On April 21, 2025, Georgia lawmakers enacted sweeping tort reform through Senate Bills 68 and 69, signaling a significant recalibration of the state’s civil litigation framework. While proponents claim these reforms...
Three Killed in Fiery Truck-Car Pileup on Georgia Interstate
May 15 2025 // CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured in a fiery wreck involving multiple vehicles and semi-trailers on the interstate that connects Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. The...
Georgia Grants Tax Breaks for Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid After Helene
May 14 2025 // FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a law Thursday to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes, but it could be months more...
Georgia Becomes Second State to Shield Bayer From Roundup Cancer Claims
May 14 2025 // In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers. The legislation...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner King Joins Race for Ossoff’s US Senate Seat
May 13 2025 // Inflammatory Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t, but Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King will run for the U.S. Senate now held by Democrat John Ossoff. King, a former police chief in Georgia, was...
Georgia Commissioner Says Rates to Drop This Year After Tort Reform Passage
Apr 25 2025 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King predicted property-casualty insurance rates will drop 3% to 5% in the next year after lawmakers approved significant tort reform measures. He also seemed to warn insurance companies...
Insurance Groups Celebrate Signing of Georgia Tort Reform Laws
Apr 24 2025 // Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s political organization took to social media to tout his success in limiting lawsuits in a way Georgians could understand. “Thank you” its ad proclaimed, with the words blocked...
Higginbotham Adds Agencies in Georgia, Tennessee to the Team
Apr 14 2025 // Higginbotham, one of the largest insurance agencies headquartered in Texas, has expanded its footprint in the Southeast by adding agencies in Georgia and Tennessee. The firm announced that Tidwell & Hilburn Insurance...
Walmart Employee Kills Co-Worker in Georgia, Driver in Florida Injures Store Worker
Apr 14 2025 // COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, authorities said. After...
More Tort Reform: Georgia Lawmakers Put Limits on Litigation Financing
Mar 31 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won approval Thursday from the House. The full package, also called tort reform, is set to...
