A bill described as "the first part of Gov. Brian Kemp's multiyear approach to tort reform," received a favorable Georgia House Insurance Committee reading on February 15.
A measure to ease insurance claims for serious personal injury was OK'd over the objections of those who said it would create a "fourth bite at the apple."
Backers said it would lower insurance rates and improve business outcomes for small trucking companies. Opponents said it would deny plaintiffs valid procedural claims.