Jan 30, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 31, 2025 · "We're standing with Governor Kemp for Legal Reform! 💪 GRA members proudly supported Governor Brian Kemp as he unveiled a new legislative package for comprehensive tort reform. This bill will protect both business owners and consumers from frivolous lawsuits, ensuring a more fair legal system.

Jan 30, 2025 · Studying how tort reform impacts premiums in other states is difficult because other factors are in play and there are different combinations of reform. Some saw benefits, but the research varies on how much insurance companies pass savings down to consumers. A common change is caps on noneconomic damages, which is not a part of Kemp’s package.

Jan 31, 2025 · 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 ...

Kemp has threatened to call a special legislative session later in the year if the General Assembly can’t get some measure of tort reform passed in the remaining 30-plus days of the current session.

Jan 31, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · His proposals include reevaluating Georgia’s rules on what makes businesses liable for injuries on their property, making sure people seek compensation only for medical expenses they paid...

Jan 30, 2025 · Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has rolled out a sweeping package of proposals to curb civil litigation – and he says he wants a bill on his desk by the end of the legislative session. ... The debate over tort reform has been fraught since Kemp named the effort his top legislative priority, with lawyers, doctors, businesses, insurers, patients and ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Kemp in 2023 promised the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, one of his top allies, that he would seek to limit lawsuit costs, a push that many call “tort reform.” But he admitted in 2024 that the effort was complicated, and instead signed a law to gather data on lawsuit verdicts.

Aug 8, 2023 · ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that he wants to make it harder for people to file lawsuits and win big legal judgments, arguing that suits are driving up insurance and business costs.