A contentious overhaul of Georgia's civil litigation rules is heading to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. The Georgia State ...

A comparative negligence model allows juries to assign percentages of fault. If an injured party is found to be 30% responsible and the other party 70%, the injured party may only recover 70% of their ...

One of Governor Brian Kemp’s tort reform bills, Senate Bill 68, passed through both the House of Representatives and Senate, Friday.

The author writes "Generally, under New York decisional law, contractual obligations standing alone will not give rise to tort liability in favor of a third party. Contracting parties assume duties to ...

Stevens, I was interested to see that former State Representative Clay Cox is FOR tort reform in the Citizen. Senate Bill 68 ...

The reforms ushered in by HB 837 in 2023 have gone a long way to undo Florida's reputation as a litigious hotspot.' ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tensions between Senators over the push to reform the state's tort laws have risen, with lawmakers failing ...

Yesterday's Missouri Court of Appeals decision in Ameer v. Lyft, Inc. reversed a grant for summary judgment for Lyft, allowing plaintiff's claim to go forward on product liability and negligence ...

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, we and our legislative colleagues returned to the Gold Dome for Legislative Day 32, ready to ...

A bill that would limit certain lawsuits in Georgia is one step closer to becoming law. The House of Representatives voted 91-82 to pass Senate Bill 68 on Thursday. The bill now heads back to the ...

They argue the bill could limit compensation for those harmed by negligence ... a 2018 law mandated establishments selling alcohol carry a $1 million insurance policy. The expansive tort reform ...