Gov. Brian Kemp touts tort reform as 2024 legislative priority

ATHENS — Gov. Brian Kemp pledged Tuesday to push for tort reform during the next session of the General Assembly this winter.

“The laws on our books make it too easy to bring frivolous lawsuits against Georgia business owners, which drive up the price of insurance and stop new, good-paying jobs from ever coming to communities that need them the most,” Kemp told an audience of the state’s political and business leaders at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Congressional Luncheon, held this year at Athens’ Classic Centre.

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