Our Annual Gala and Consumer Champion Celebration is on

September 18, 6-8PM, at the home of

Elena Parent and Briley Brisendine.

We are delighted to announce this year's Consumer Champions:

Champion for Access to Civil Justice

Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, Chair, Judiciary Committee, for coming out strongly against a Senate bill that would have taken away Georgian's constitutional right to trial by jury for medical malpractice.

Champion for Safeguarding Personal Finance Protections

Rep. Josh Clark, R-Buford, for sponsoring a bill that protects children from identity theft.

Champion for Healthcare Access

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, Vice Chair, State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, for speaking out in favor of Medicaid expansion.

Champion for Consumer Energy

Rep. Mike Dudgeon, R-Johns Creek, Vice-Chair, Education Committee, for sponsoring legislation that will give Georgia homes, businesses, churches, schools and military bases the freedom to save money through financing options that reduce the upfront cost of solar installations. 

We are proud to recognize these Consumer Champions at the Gala on September 18! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us.

To learn about 2014 Gala sponsorship opportunities, contact Liz Coyle at lcoyle@georgiawatch.org or 404-525-1085.

Our extraordinary Director of Community Education, Karla Johnson, is leaving Georgia Watch to join Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's administration. Please join us in thanking Karla for her great work on behalf of Georgia consumers and wishing her well in her new role.

We will be filling this important position as soon as possible. For the job description and application requirements, click here.

Georgia Watch today released its sixth Court Watch Report analyzing consumer-related decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Georgia. Court Watch is a program of Georgia Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization committed to strengthening the rights of consumers. Court Watch aims to publicize important consumer-related decisions by the Supreme Court of Georgia and Georgia Court of Appeals.

This year's Court Watch Report serves two main goals: 1) informing the public of recent decisions affecting consumer law and 2) providing a preview of upcoming consumer law cases in the Georgia Supreme Court. Unlike previous Court Watch Reports, the 2013 Report contains cases still pending before the Supreme Court of Georgia. The Report also includes a select few cases that were decided in 2012 due to their significance and the fact that a 2012 Court Watch Report was not issued.

Click here to read the report.