Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) has vetoed and returned to the state Senate a number of bills that would have imposed tort reform measures on the state courts. Among the proposals were changes to class action appeal procedures, reductions in the statute of limitations for a number of civil claims, a requirement that attorney’s fees be awarded in proportion to the damages in a civil case, changes to the settlement process, and reductions in the pre-judgment interest rate added to damages awards in negligence actions. According to the governor’s veto messages, the bills encroached on the courts’ authority, adopted reforms that had been rejected by experts, benefited wrongdoers at the expense of injured citizens, or otherwise addressed matters that did not reflect “legitimate problems” in the state.