2 days ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · ATLANTA, GA - In front of what AJC Political Reporter Greg Bluestein described as "one of the most crowded press conferences I’ve seen in years at the Gold Dome," Governor Brian Kemp laid out his plan to level the playing field in our courtrooms, ban hostile foreign powers from taking advantage of consumers and legal proceedings, stabilize insurance costs for businesses and consumers ...

2 days ago · 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 consumers ...

1 day ago · Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has introduced a package of proposals to rule out excessive civil litigation. Here's what you need to know about tort reform.

2 days ago · ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The issue, commonly referenced as tort reform, is Kemp’s ...

3 days ago · Crowds of people fill the north steps of the Georgia State Capitol to attend a news conference on tort reform hosted by Gov. Brian Kemp, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Atlanta.

Tort reform has been an item on the governor’s legislative wish list for a while, and he said it could lead to lower insurance premiums for drivers and small business owners down the line.

2 days ago · Georgia Republican 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 consumers all pressing competing interests ...

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 …

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 …