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Legal Reform Agenda
Ensure that Georgia’s tort and contract laws do not discourage the development of business in the state
Ensure that Georgia’s procedural laws are appropriate for the equitable distribution of justice
Require any scientific evidence or other expert testimony to meet a minimum threshold of reliability based on verifiable facts, published literature and industry-accepted standards before being presented to a jury
Adopt a version of the federal offer of settlement rule to discourage the trial of cases in which there is either little merit to the claims or unreasonable demands for damages
Codify the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on punitive damages to give Georgia trial court judges greater latitude when reviewing and a stronger mandate to review the award of punitive damages
Monitor the proliferation of state class action filings in Georgia
Implement mandatory malpractice review panels
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