Just days after it won a stronger legal shield from Missouri lawmakers, The Doe Run Lead Co. has settled several lawsuits alleging children suffered health problems from lead contamination in St. Francois County. Attorneys for the plaintiffs and Doe Run …
Driving without auto insurance could mean losing out on court damages if Missouri lawmakers push forward with an effort to override one of Gov. Jay Nixon’s vetoes. Under the legislation, drivers lacking insurance would forfeit the ability to collect for …
A new Missouri law will require insurance counselors to get state licenses before they can help people search for health plans on an online marketplace. The legislation, Senate Bill 262, signed recently by Gov. Jay Nixon imposes state requirements on …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon pointed to privacy concerns in vetoing a proposed online database that businesses could use to check a prospective employee’s workers’ compensation claims. Nixon said in a message explaining the veto of Senate Bill 34 that such …
Nearly two dozen years after Monroe Gunter retired from a long career at a Missouri power company, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer often caused by exposure to asbestos. Gunter sued his former employer, claiming its negligence …
Missouri’s financially troubled fund for injured workers will get no relief from the state Legislature for at least another year. The state Second Injury Fund takes businesses off the hook for paying the claims of workers who have previous injuries …
About six weeks after he vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s workers’ compensation system, Missouri’s Democratic governor is signaling that he would be open to compromise with Republican lawmakers. In a letter to Senate leaders obtained by The …
