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Patients have a lot to fear in Georgia.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-APR-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) in February signed one of the most restrictive medical malpractice laws in the country. It creates several new hurdles for injured patients seeking justice, with three particularly egregious measures.

Previously, Georgia set no limits on noneconomic damages. This law puts a $350,000 limit on the noneconomic damages that claimants can recover in medical malpractice cases--including wrongful death actions--against one or more health...

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