Eight ideas for the 2011 Legislature

The General Assembly gathers this week facing a deficit of well over $1 billion. Across-the-board budget cuts are no longer sufficient to bridge the budget gap. Georgia needs more innovative, transformative ideas. The budget would appear to limit the state’s options,...

Ga. court upholds key medical malpractice changes

A sharply divided Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a key part of a sweeping 2005 law that made it more difficult for patients to win medical malpractice cases involving emergency health care providers. The court’s 4-3 ruling was a blow to plaintiff’s...

Ga. court upholds key medical malpractice changes

A sharply divided Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a key part of a sweeping 2005 law that made it more difficult for patients to win medical malpractice cases involving emergency health care providers. The court’s 4-3 ruling was a blow to plaintiff’s...