A recent Star Tribune story, “House Approves Changes to Laws on Lawsuits” reports that Republicans in the Minnesota House pushed through a series of so-called “tort reform” legislation.  The measures passed largely on a party-line vote.  One bill, SF 429/HF 747 (pdf), places limits or caps on court award attorney fees for over 300 statutes.  This would include important civil cases such as wrongful termination and sexual harassment.

“We are opposed to caps on attorney fee awards in civil litigation,” said Terry Jesse Executive Director of NALFA.  “Judges should determine reasonable fee awards, not politicians,” Jesse added.