Sweeping changes to Georgia's civil practice rules amid a Republican-led tort reform push took center stage in the state's legislative session in 2025, shaking up how litigators navigate new claims and setting the stage for years of appellate battles, attorneys in the state say.

Championed by the state's business lobby and Gov. Brian Kemp, who named the issue as his top legislative priority for the year, the changes packaged as Senate Bills 68 and 69 included major shakeups of premises liability law, restrictions on how plaintiffs attorneys can set targets for damages, and procedural rule changes. 

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