Georgia Legislature must address tort reform

Georgia has earned a new distinction, and it’s not a good one. For the first time, our state is listed among the nation’s “Judicial Hellholes” by the American Tort Reform Foundation.

The group’s latest report describes places where defendants in civil lawsuits are treated “in an unfair and unbalanced manner.” Those defendants most often are businesses targeted for various types of liability, and doctors sued for medical malpractice.

Read more in the Savannah Morning News

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