Complex sentence: After years of losing lawsuits to Heinze the company shut down all operations in the state putting as much as 80% of the state workforce out of work to force the state legislature to adopt a "change of venue" provision for lawsuits.
Split into simpler sentences: After years of losing lawsuits to Heinze, the company shut down all operations in the state. They put nearly 80% of the state workforce out of work in order to force the state legislature to adopt a "change of venue" provision for lawsuits.