Except when a case would be the basis for a valid cause of action in this state, a person against whom a judgment is entered pursuant to the laws of any other state based on the alleged provision, receipt, assistance in the provision or receipt, or material support in the provision or receipt of any reproductive health care services that are permitted in this state may bring an action against the person who brought the action leading to that judgment or who sought to enforce that judgment for:

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 604.415

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(1) actual damages in the amount of the judgment in the other state;

(2) costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred in defending the action that resulted in the judgment in the other state; and

(3) costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred to bring an action under this section.