Tuesday, May 20th, 2003 — The Minnesota Senate has concurred with House amendments to Senate File 872, which reforms the state‘s joint and several liability system and sent it to the governor for his signature, which is expected. Downers Grove, IL -- The Minnesota Senate has concurred with House amendments to Senate File 872, which reforms the state‘s joint and several liability system and sent it to the governor for his signature, which is expected.
"The Alliance of American Insurers strongly supports SF 872," said Joyce Kraeger, an attorney for the association. "After years of many near misses, it appears that tort reform advocates have finally succeeded in reforming Minnesota‘s liability system."
SF 872 would eliminate the state‘s current system of joint and several liability and replace it with a system of several liability. However, the legislation does contain several exceptions to this new rule.