Personal Injury Case Values in Georgia (2026)

Personal Injury verdicts in Georgia are trending toward substantial awards, with a median outcome of $21.7M and a mean of $32.2M across recently tracked cases, signaling that Georgia juries are willing to return significant verdicts even in the absence of a general non-economic damage cap. The wide range of outcomes — from $10.1M in Prieto v. Burkett to $82.7M in Bates, et al. v. Simmons, et al. — reflects high variability driven by differences in liability clarity, injury severity, and defendant conduct. High-value outlier verdicts, such as the $82.7M Bates result and the $45.0M Turnbull award in 2025, suggest that cases involving egregious negligence or catastrophic injuries are commanding increasingly aggressive jury valuations in Georgia courts.