Legal Opinion
Irwin v. Surdyk's Liquor
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 2, 1999No. C6-99-95, CX-99-178PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*134OPINION
GILBERT, Justice.
The relators in these consolidated cases challenge the attorney fees awarded by the compensation judge and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 176.081 (1998). The relators assert that the 1995 amendments to section 176.081, which limit the availability and amounts of attorney fees, violate the Separation of Powers and Due Process Clauses of the Minnesota Constitution. See Minn. Const, art. Ill, § 1, and art. I, § 7. Neither of the lower courts addressed the constitutionality of the statute, acknowledging that they lacked…
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