Georgia medical malpractice News

2,500 Georgia Doctors Lack Malpractice Insurance: Report

More than 2,500 doctors in Georgia don’t have malpractice insurance, according to a newspaper analysis of state data. That can leave patients with little recourse if something goes wrong, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The newspaper reported that dozens of the …

Georgia Studies Moving Malpractice Claims from Court to Review Panel

A panel of state lawmakers is studying a Senate bill that would overhaul Georgia’s medical malpractice system, with groups such as the Medical Association of Georgia and the State Bar of Georgia lining up against it. A Senate subcommittee heard …

Georgia Physicans Mull Workers’ Compensation-Like Plan for Medical Malpractice

Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme similar to the one used in …