The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would dramatically rewrite Wisconsin's legal rules to make it harder for people to sue companies.
The vote moved the bill within one step of clearing the full Legislature. The Assembly was poised to take up the measure on Thursday and send it on to Republican Gov. Scott Walker for his signature.
The Republican-authored bill would make it far more difficult to prove liability cases against businesses and cap damage awards. The measure is a key segment of what Walker has dubbed his job-creation agenda.
