Judge dismisses suits against Medtronic

St. Paul, Minn. - A federal judge in St. Paul has dismissed patient lawsuits against Fridley-based Medtronic in connection with a recall of the company's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads in 2007.

Obama to include accountability in plan

President-elect Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to bar lawmakers' pet projects from his massive economic stimulus plan and to bring unprecedented accountability to federal spending.

Judge tosses suit challenging tobacco settlement

By BRETT BARROUQUERE A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the states and 19 tobacco product makers saying there's no legal basis for attacking the ...

Feds Order American To Reimburse 2 Pilots

American Airlines is ordered to reimburse two pilots who say they were penalized after claiming to be too sick to fly out of Lambert Airport in St.

Missouri Limits Jobless Benefits Hotline

Missourians seeking to extend jobless benefits will have to start doing that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Department of Labor Info on Unemployment

Observing the decrease in consumer spending across the state and nation, it's apparent to deduce that unemployment rates may be on the rise.

NY adopts clean air rules, stricter than EPA's - AP

A A A' New York environmental regulators adopted stricter air pollution rules on Tuesday to prevent power plants and factories from belching out more smog and soot.

Tyson agrees to fine over worker death

The Justice Department says Tyson Foods Inc. has entered a guilty plea and will pay a $500,000 fine for violations that resulted in the death of a worker at a plant in Texarkana.

Louisiana now meets federal ozone standards

Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality says 2008 data show the state meets federal ozone standards.

NYSE Officially De-lists Certain Tribune Co. Debt

CHICAGO The New York Stock Exchange followed up on its stop-trading order last month, officially notifying the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday that it has delisted some of Tribune Co.'s publicly ...

SEC promotes James Kroeker to acting chief accountant; latest in series of personnel moves

James Kroeker has been promoted to acting chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace the retiring incumbent, the agency announced Tuesday.

Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny

"Somewhere inside of me was the thought that this was a regulated industry. It wasn't. The warning flags were just pushed aside," Goldstein told a House panel Monday.

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