Georgia tort reform News

Georgia Commissioner Says Rates to Drop This Year After Tort Reform Passage

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 about filing for major increases, according to news …

Will Georgia Gov. Kemp’s Move to Curb Lawsuits Keep Insurance Rates From Rising?

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated. Changes could reduce liability insurance costs for businesses and commercial property owners. The evidence is mixed …

Georgia Lawmakers Gearing Up for New Tort Reform Push

ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a new push. Supporters, most prominently business groups, call the state a “judicial hellhole,” and argue that …

Tougher State Malpractice Laws May Not Reduce Defensive Medicine

Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive medicine” practiced by physicians, according to a new study. Studying the behavior of emergency physicians in three states that raised …

Georgia Studies Moving Malpractice Claims from Court to Review Panel

A panel of state lawmakers is studying a Senate bill that would overhaul Georgia’s medical malpractice system, with groups such as the Medical Association of Georgia and the State Bar of Georgia lining up against it. A Senate subcommittee heard …