This decision supports the principle that the U

The Yankees would still look like the best team in baseball. . MINNEAPOLIS(Business Wire)Medtronic, Inc (NYSE: MDT) reported that on Jan. 5, the United States DistrictCourt for the District of Minnesota dismissed with prejudice the MasterConsolidated Complaint for Individuals and the Master Consolidated Complaint forThird-Party Payors relating to the multi-district litigation (MDL) involvingMedtronics Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads on grounds of federal preemption.The Court issued a companion order that each case in the MDL will be dismissedwith prejudice unless an individual plaintiff can establish his or her casesurvives the Courts preemption analysis based on claims different from thoseasserted in the master complaints. "We are pleased with the Courts decision, which is consistent with the UnitedStates Supreme Courts ruling in Riegel v. Medtronic last year, following a longline of circuit court decisions," said Bill Hawkins, Medtronics chairman andchief executive officer. "This decision supports the principle that the U.S.Food and Drug Administration is the appropriate body to determine the safety andefficacy of innovative technologies." About MedtronicMedtronic, Inc.

(), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the globalleader in medical technology alleviating pain, restoring health, andextending life for millions of people around the world. Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such asthose described in Medtronics Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedApril 25, 2008. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.Medtronic, Inc.Christopher Garland, 763-526-1621Public RelationsorJeff Warren, 763-505-2696Investor Relations Copyright Business Wire 2009. For the first time since mid-October, the New York Rangers have strung together a three-game win streak. Before this streak, the Rangers had won back-to-back games only once in two months since their 7-1 start came to an end.Everything had fallen apart all at once for New York. Lundqvist has now made 30-plus saves in three-straight games and he is starting to look like the goaltender Rangers fans have been used to seeing in net.

He made 35 saves in the win over the New York Islanders, 36 saves in the win over the Philadelphia Flyers, and 32 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Not to say Lundqvist has been horrible this season, but he definitely hasn't been at his best, until recently. Then again, it's hard to be consistent in goal when the defense is frequently turning the puck over and allowing plenty of scoring opportunities. Through the worst, Lundqvist has managed to maintain a respectable GAA at 2.50, though, his record is far from pretty (14-13-3). King Henrik has been stealing the show and some wins along the way…similar to what he did for New York last season when they scrapped together every point possible in order to make a late playoff push.