Does the 2025 Georgia tort reform law affect wrongful death cases?

Does the 2025 Georgia tort reform law affect wrongful death cases?

Yes. SB 68 changes how medical damages and certain other economic losses are presented to juries in wrongful death cases. Specifically, new restrictions on the evidence of billed medical expenses could reduce the amounts available for estate claims related to the decedent’s medical care before death. However, the core wrongful death claim for the “full value of the life” remains intact, and constitutional challenges to SB 68 are ongoing. Haug Barron Law Group is monitoring this litigation closely and is already structuring cases to maximize recovery under the new rules.