A new Georgia law means insurers are now mostly protected from lawsuits being filed directly against them after crashes involving trucks. Supporters see the measure as a response to financially crippling nuclear verdicts.
Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed the bill, which passed 172-0 in the state House of Representatives and 46-2 in the Senate. Insurers can now be sued directly only if a plaintiff can’t find the driver or the carrier that was involved in the accident, or if the carrier has gone...
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