Georgia Senate Bill 68, signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on April 21, 2025, introduces significant changes to the state’s civil litigation landscape. Most notable is the implementation of a mandatory 90-day stay of...more
In recent years, Georgia has earned a prominent—and troubling—spot on the American Tort Reform Association’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” list, drawing national attention to the state’s increasingly unpredictable and...more
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been a proponent of tort reform legislation for years, stating that the “current litigation climate has led to increased costs for consumers and a higher barrier to entry for those who want to...more
Comprehensive Tort Reform Bill Clears Georgia Legislature; Expected to be Made Law - The Georgia House of Representatives and Senate have passed a bipartisan, comprehensive tort reform bill. Governor Brian Kemp is expected...more
Released yearly in December, the American Tort Reform (ATR) Foundation publishes its annual “Judicial Hellhole” rankings for the upcoming year. The Hellholes represent the worst of the worst jurisdictions to defend tort...more
On May 6, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law SB 73, which amends Georgia’s existing telemarketing laws, officially adding Georgia to the growing patchwork of states across the country that have introduced their...more
On May 6, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 73 (“SB 73”) into law. SB 73 amends Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia (“OCGA”), Georgia’s telemarketing law, with the goal of curbing the proliferation of...more
On April 22, 2024, Governor Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 83, overhauling Georgia’s statute governing pre-suit time-limited demands (TLD) in auto wreck cases, O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1. The amendment aims to reduce or eliminate...more
In its current session, the Georgia Legislature considered ten bills that, if passed, would have directly impacted the transportation industry in the state. The last day of the Georgia legislative session, known as sine die,...more
Following up on Georgia’s “COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act,” passed and signed into law in 2020, the Georgia legislature has passed a one-year extension to the liability protection, to July 14, 2022. The bill has been...more
In the longest legislative session in Georgia history – caused by the long COVID pause from mid-March to mid-June – lawmakers handled a number of thorny and difficult issues, including the passage of a...more
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law Senate Bill 359, which, like legislation enacted by several other states, is designed to protect healthcare facilities, businesses, and other entities from civil liability...more
Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act on August 5, 2020, limiting Georgia businesses’ liability for certain claims related to COVID-19. However, the act requires Georgia businesses to take...more
The Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the “Bill”), which Governor Kemp is expected to sign the Bill into law, would provide civil immunity from certain liability claims related to COVID-19. The Bill follows...more
In the last hours of its unusual 2020 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation providing COVID-19 liability protections for healthcare facilities, healthcare providers, property owners, sports...more
In the waning hours of the General Assembly’s legislative session on June 26, 2020, the Georgia State Senate agreed to the Georgia House of Representative’s proposal to provide substantial liability limitation to businesses...more
In an effort to provide healthcare institutions and medical facilities “additional flexibility,” Georgia Governor, Brian P. Kemp, issued a new Executive Order limiting the liability of employees, staff, and contractors of...more