By LWUSA Staff A former in-house counsel could not recover damages under a state whistleblower statute law because his report of alleged violations of the law was made in fulfillment of his job responsibilities, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a $345,000 award.

By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. May 21--Levels of asbestos-like fibers in the air at Northshore Mining Co.'s Silver Bay processing plant will continue to be compared to fiber levels in St. Paul air under a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 6--FRIDLEY -- A mother cannot sue Unity Hospital in Fridley and one of its doctors because she didn't like the way her baby's circumcision looked, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

By Erika Bolstad, McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON -- In his first major interview since his arrest in a sex sting in the Minneapolis airport, Sen.

By Betsy Z. Russell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 16--Idaho Sen. Larry Craig filed a legal appeal Monday that promises to keep his restroom sex-solicitation case in the news for as long as 15 months.