What is Georgia’s Offer of Settlement statute, and how does it affect my personal injury case?

What is Georgia’s Offer of Settlement statute, and how does it affect my personal injury case?

Georgia’s O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68 allows either side in a lawsuit to make a formal written settlement offer. If the offer is rejected and the rejecting party fails to beat the offer threshold at trial (75% for defendants, 125% for plaintiffs), the court may award attorney’s fees and costs to the offeror. In catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, this creates significant strategic leverage for well-prepared plaintiff firms like Haug Barron Law Group.