Tort Reform in Georgia

Date: 2007

Location: Atlanta, GA

This presentation features a panel discussion of Georgia’s successful tort reform effort. Led by David Cook, Executive Director of the Medical Association of Georgia; Holly Bates Snow, VP of Government and External Affairs for Piedmont Healthcare; and Temple Sellers, VP of Legal Services for the Georgia Hospital Association, the panel discusses the political, legislative and legal challenges of tort reform. The Georgia effort included a broad, coalition-based approach to addressing Georgia’s ailing system of civil justice. Panelists highlight the need to develop effective grassroots campaigns and the use of polling data to target communication efforts.

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