Gov. Brian Kemp signs 'tort reform' bills backed by business community

Georgia governor signs ‘historic’ tort reform

New Georgia laws are intended to provide commonsense, meaningful tort reform. On Monday, April 21, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a two-bill tort reform package. The first bill, SB68, covers phantom damages, anchoring, bifurcated trials and seat belt use. The second bill, SB69, addresses third-party litigation financing. The governor’s office said the new rules will level the playing field in Georgia’s courtrooms, will ban hostile foreign power…

Governor Kemp signs sweeping tort reform bill into law promising fewer 'frivolous' lawsuits

Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the tort reform legislation during a ceremony at the State Capitol. The issues dominated the majority of this year’s General Assembly’s legislative session. Kemp believed it would be harder for persons to file frivolous lawsuits while limiting huge payouts. The governor intensely pushed tort reform during his State of the State Address in January. He promised to call a special session if Georgia’s Gener…

Governor signs bills limiting lawsuit damage awards for medical malpractice, property liability • Georgia Recorder

Gov. Brian Kemp gives remarks before signing new lawsuit limits into law at the state Capitol Monday. Jill Nolin/Georgia RecorderGov. Brian Kemp signed new lawsuit award limits into law Monday that he argues will bring balance to Georgia’s legal environment and send relief to the state’s businesses. The signing marks the end of a bruising fight at the state Capitol with both sides of the aisle feeling the fallout. But the debate over whether the…

Governor signs bills limiting lawsuit damage awards for medical malpractice, property liability

Gov. Brian Kemp signed new lawsuit award limits into law Monday that he argues will bring balance to Georgia’s legal environment and send relief to the state’s businesses. The signing marks the end of a bruising fight at the state…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs off on sweeping new limits on lawsuits

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 in the yellow-and-black all-caps style of Waffle House’s iconic sign.

Gov. Brian Kemp signs 'tort reform' bills backed by business community

The governor succeeded in pushing through a contentious overhaul to civil litigation in the state.