Preemption Judge Won't Step DownPreemption Judge Won't Step Down

U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle, who dismissed hundreds of lawsuits filed against Medtronic Inc., said Monday that he won't step aside. Calls for the judge to recuse himself came when its was brought to light that his son works for a Minneapolis law firm that does extensive legal work for the medical technology company.Kyle explained that his son works on criminal defense cases and "does not now represent, and has never previously represented, Medtronic." The firm, Fredrikson & Byron, performs only corporate work for Medtronic.