February 11, 2020
A retired Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday dropped his suit over allegedly defective Whirlpool cooktops, ending litigation that last year spurred all federal district and magistrate judges in the state to recuse themselves from hearing the case.
December 16, 2019
Minnesota's chief federal judge on Monday recused himself and all other district and magistrate judges in the state from hearing a proposed class action over allegedly defective Whirlpool cooktops because a retired Minnesota federal judge filed the suit.