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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that limits the ability to sue an insurance company directly after a truck wreck in the state of Georgia.

Highlights:

• Limits the ability to sue an insurance company directly after a truck wreck in the state of Georgia to only in the following situations, including when (Sec. 1):

• One or more motor carriers related to the cause of action are insolvent or bankrupt; or

• Personal service cannot, after reasonable diligence be effected against the driver giving rise to the cause of action or against the motor carrier.

• Specifies that when one or more motor carriers related to the cause of action are insolvent or bankrupt, or personal service cannot after reasonable diligence be effected against the driver or motor carrier, then the insurance carrier may be joined in the action as a matter of right, without motion or order of the court, by filing an amended complaint joining the insurance carrier (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning July 1, 2024 (Sec. 4).

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