Georgia Personal Injury Lawyers

Georgia uses a stricter 49% bar for comparative fault — if you are found 50% or more at fault, you recover nothing (Ga. Code § 51-12-33). This is more restrictive than the 51% bar used by most modified comparative fault states, making it particularly important to have legal representation that can effectively argue fault allocation.

Georgia enacted sweeping tort reform in 2025 with Senate Bill 68, signed by Governor Kemp on April 21, 2025. Key changes include: eliminating 'phantom damages' (only amounts actually paid or reasonably expected to be paid are recoverable as medical expenses), making seat belt non-use admissible as evidence of negligence and causation, allowing either party to request trial bifurcation (separate liability and damages phases) for cases involving over $150,000, and restricting plaintiffs' ability to voluntarily dismiss and refile cases. These reforms significantly change how injury cases are litigated in Georgia.

Georgia had 1,615 traffic fatalities in 2023 (IIHS), with pedestrian deaths (310) making up 19% of all road fatalities — driven by rapid population growth in metro Atlanta and aggressive driving on I-285, I-85, and I-75. The state's 2-year statute of limitations (Ga. Code § 9-3-33) requires prompt action.