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Governor Kemp Georgia Liability

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Georgia joins growing list of states with “mini-TCPAs”

On May 6, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law SB 73, which amends Georgia’s existing telemarketing laws, officially adding Georgia to the growing patchwork of states across the country that have introduced their...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Revised Georgia Telemarketing Law Takes Effect On July 1, 2024

On May 6, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 73 (“SB 73”) into law. SB 73 amends Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia (“OCGA”), Georgia’s telemarketing law, with the goal of curbing the proliferation of...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia Legislature Overhauls Holt Demand Statute in Effort to Curb Failure to Settle Litigation

On April 22, 2024, Governor Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 83, overhauling Georgia’s statute governing pre-suit time-limited demands (TLD) in auto wreck cases, O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1. The amendment aims to reduce or eliminate...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Georgia Enacts COVID-19 Legal Immunity For Healthcare Providers, Businesses

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law Senate Bill 359, which, like legislation enacted by several other states, is designed to protect healthcare facilities, businesses, and other entities from civil liability...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Governor Kemp Signs Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act on August 5, 2020, limiting Georgia businesses’ liability for certain claims related to COVID-19. However, the act requires Georgia businesses to take...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Civil Immunity for COVID-19 Claims Extended for Georgia Healthcare Facilities, Including Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living...

The Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the “Bill”), which Governor Kemp is expected to sign the Bill into law, would provide civil immunity from certain liability claims related to COVID-19. The Bill follows...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Georgia Legislature Approves Liability Limitation in COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act

In the waning hours of the General Assembly’s legislative session on June 26, 2020, the Georgia State Senate agreed to the Georgia House of Representative’s proposal to provide substantial liability limitation to businesses...more

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