Jurors could be told whether a plaintiff injured in an auto accident was wearing a seat belt under a bill passed in the Georgia Senate.
The seat belt provision is just one component of the wide-ranging tort reforms in Senate Bill 68, which passed Friday with mostly Republican support. The bill now goes to the Georgia House of Representatives, and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has signaled his support for it, Capitol Beat News Service reported.
The legislation seeks to curtail massive jury awards...