A program that was born in Minnesota and provides pro bono legal services to lower-income inventors was highlighted as the president outlined new patent reforms.
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Who let the dogs in?
After Heidi Weber, one of the for-profit school’s former deans, was awarded almost $395,000 in a whistleblower lawsuit, a judge has now ruled that the school must pay an additional $570,000.
After selling $26 million in bonds to finance a broadband network, the City of Monticello has been unable to repay investors; a new lawsuit has now been filed, as expected, and will be resolved if bondholders approve a settlement.
Vascular Solutions reached a settlement agreement, resolving a whistleblower lawsuit that drew the attention of Texas’ U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Clinton Group claimed in a recent letter that ValueVision broke state law by not holding a special shareholders meeting 90 days after it was requested—but the Minnesota company argues that Clinton’s original request was invalid.
Target Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan said Tuesday that the malware, which infiltrated the retailer’s point of sale system, remained on a select number of registers for three days after the company said it had eradicated the problem.
The SEC said hundreds of stocks, including at least two from Minnesota, likely belong to dormant companies and are prime targets for fraud.
The high court sided with Air Wisconsin Airlines, a client of Fafinski Mark & Johnson, and overturned a $1.2 million verdict.
The Dolan Company’s shares will no longer be traded on the New York Stock Exchange; they’re moving to the “over-the-counter” marketplace.
Convicted Ponzi schemer Tom Petters tapped the assistance of a “jailhouse lawyer,” and now he thinks he should be released on bail during an attempt to get his case in front of a new judge.
Tile Shop said that it fired Fumitake Nishi, its CEO's brother-in-law, due to ethics violations; the company, however, is standing behind its previously announced financial reports.
A Twin Cities-based therapy provider that was represented by Lindquist & Vennum will receive $5.7 million as its share of a $30 million settlement.
In 2008, voters passed the Legacy Amendment to the state constitution, increasing taxes in exchange for cleaner water, better parks and outdoor habitats, and a stronger cultural sector. It turns out we may not be getting our money’s worth.
Target recently announced plans to open new stores in Ohio, California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts; they will open shortly after Target closes locations in Illinois, Nevada, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, and Florida.
Target has not indicated that pharmacy records were exposed, although some say the recent data breach amplifies concerns about “medical identity theft” at retail chains with pharmacies.
Since announcing its new amended credit agreement, Dolan’s stock has dropped more than 8 percent, reaching a record low price Tuesday afternoon.
Jim Schowalter, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget, called a recent lawsuit "an archetypal case of bad-faith laches."