"National Litigation Trends in Tort Reform: Georgia Leading the Charge."
In an article published on Attorney at Law, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial attorney Brannon Arnold, assisted by Abraham Askenazi, shed light on the state of Georgia's recent tort reform changes, including what they mean for civil litigation in the state now as well as comparison to reforms in Florida.
"Georgia's reforms aren't merely aspirational - they are functional, focused, and already reshaping litigation strategy," Brannon said. "For trial lawyers operating nationally, Georgia is not just a case study; it's a bellwether."
Arnold explained how that part of Georgia's new reforms narrowed the standards for negligent security claims, part of the larger premises liability area of law. Tort reforms introduced clarity on what counts as a viable claim, as well as providing limited liability for certain types of plaintiffs.
In its neighbor to the south, Florida's tort reforms have also tried to address "plaintiff-side abuses", Arnold said, by requiring the disclosure of actual amounts paid for medical damages and providing transparency to the attorney-referral relationship process.
"As Florida courts gradually sort through the post-reform cases, defense attorneys report that early results have been promising - lowered settlement values and better predictability in verdict ranges are beginning to emerge."
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