“On the heels of the biggest economic downturn since the depression—fueled by fraudulent business practices which robbed Minnesota’s hardworking, honest consumers of their houses, jobs and pensions—our legislature wants to reward these wrongdoers by passing legislation that will allow companies to cheat consumers; hurt small businesses by shifting costs to private health insurers and remove Minnesotan’s constitutional right to remedy when harmed by negligent wrongdoers and fraudulent business practices,” said Brian Wojtalewicz, President of the Minnesota Association for Justice.

Wojtalewicz added, “We have heard a lot about the constitution the last year and a half, but you can’t pick which parts of the constitution you like and which parts you don’t. These reform efforts are unreasonable, unfair and unconstitutional.”