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Tim Pugmire

State Senate gets latest, perhaps last legal bill for Brodkorb suit

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The Minnesota Senate has already resolved the wrongful termination lawsuit brought by former Republican staffer Michael Brodkorb, but at least one more legal bill must still be paid.

Members of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration will meet Monday afternoon to act on a $77,578.21 invoice from the Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren firm for four months of work.

That pushes the total bill for the Senate's lawsuit defense up to $396,000. In addition, Senators had earlier agreed to pay Brodkorb a $30,000 severance as part of the settlement agreement reached in September that ended the litigation before it could go to trial.

Brodkorb lost his job in 2011 in the wake of a sexual affair with then-GOP Majority Leader Amy Koch. He claimed unfair treatment based on his gender and was seeking $500,000.