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Despite being a pro-business state, Georgia’s legal environment lags behind many states. Georgia should focus on medical malpractice reform as the first step in moving us toward a more effective, efficient and fair legal system.
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Legal Reform Publications
A New Approach to Medical Malpractice Reform - February 28th, 2013
Juvenile Justice Bill Would Revise Designated Felony Act - February 11th, 2013
Hunstein: Georgia at “Crossroads in Juvenile Justice History” - February 7th, 2013
Help Patients and Budget: Replace Georgia’s Broken Medical Tort System - December 20th, 2012
Medical Malpractice Reform Can End Insult to the Injured - September 21st, 2012
Time to Replace the Medical Liability Tort System - October 14th, 2011
Patients’ Compensation System - October 13th, 2011
Eminent Domain Protection’s No Done Deal - June 29th, 2007
Commentary: Georgia Hairbraiders Entangled in Regulatory Excess - February 10th, 2006
Commentary: Property Rights, Politics and Policy - January 27th, 2006
Commentary: Taxpayers’ New Worry: Your Money or Your Land - July 22nd, 2005
Without Local Curbs, Eminent Domain Abuse Is Imminent - July 1st, 2005
Medical Liability: Balancing Access to Health Care, Patient Safety and Compensation - February 11th, 2005
Patient Safety is the Important Issue - February 11th, 2005
Agenda 2004: A Guide to the Issues - August 18th, 2004
The Need for Mandatory Medical Review Panels: The Medical Malpractice Crisis in Georgia - November 14th, 2003
Mandatory Medical Review Panels Should Address Georgia Malpractice Crisis - November 14th, 2003
Major Reforms Needed in the Medical Liability Tort System - November 1st, 2003
Punitive Damage Reform in Financial Injury Cases Requires Federal Action - February 1st, 1998
Alternatives for Tort Reform In Georgia - April 1st, 1995
Why Georgia Should Consider Prison Privatization II - February 1st, 1995
Legal Reform Resources
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