The details of the cases were not proactively made public beyond being made available for review for anyone who files a request under the state's public records law.
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Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
When a legislator files a claim bill on behalf of the injured person, staff attorneys for the House and Senate act as a magistrate, and hold a hearing based on evidence from the trial or settlement, and beyond.
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