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In 2005, the Georgia Legislature embarked on a calculated frontal assault on the civil justice system, passing a series of anti-consumer laws that they said would encourage good doctors not to flee the state, while also discouraging what they termed "frivolous" lawsuits.
Their centerpiece law, a cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, was struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court as unconstitutional on March 22, 2010, almost five years... Read More
