Latest Missouri Headlines
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Missouri Senators to Pay Potential Damages in Chiefs Rally Shooting Defamation Case
May 22 2024 // COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will have to pay out of their own pockets if they lose defamation cases filed against them for falsely accusing a Kansas man of being one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters...
Advocates Demand Investigation into Missouri Boarding School Abuse Allegations
May 15 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools on Monday urged the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at...
Missouri Roofing Contractor Cited for 21 Violations in Fall Hazard Exposures
May 10 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Missouri roofing contractor for 21 violations for illegally exposing roof workers — five times in seven weeks — at six Wentzville residential worksites to the dangers of...
Nuclear Verdicts Surge to $14.5 Billion in 2023 – Report
May 10 2024 // Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were “thermonuclear,” or more than $100 million, according to a new study by research firm Marathon Strategies. The...
Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down 2022 Vote on KC Police Funding
May 2 2024 // The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday took the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department, and...
NC Agent, Missouri Lawyers Convicted in $4M Tax Shelter, Insurance Scheme
Apr 26 2024 // A federal jury on Thursday found a North Carolina insurance agent and two Missouri lawyers guilty on all counts in a $4 million tax evasion scheme that also defrauded an insurance carrier. The jury in Charlotte, said...
Missouri House Backs Legal Shield for Weedkiller Maker Facing Cancer Lawsuits
Apr 26 2024 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product...
Bayer Pushes Legislation in Multiple States for Legal Shield Against Lawsuits
Apr 18 2024 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim...
St. Louis Residents Seek Compensation for Illnesses Tied to Nuclear Contamination
Apr 8 2024 // Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago. It’s time, she...
Bayer’s $1.5 Billion Roundup Verdict Slashed to $600 Million
Apr 8 2024 // Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit persuaded a Missouri judge to cut almost $1 billion from a $1.5 billion jury verdict that was one of the largest in the six years the company has been fighting thousands of claims that its...
Business Moves
Apr 1 2024 // National Novatae Risk Group, Bretton Woods International Dallas-based Novatae Risk Group is acquiring the Lloyd’s broker Bretton Woods International (BWI) of London. The transaction is subject to applicable...
650,000 Residential Properties Hit by Severe Hail in Central US Storms
Mar 20 2024 // A severe convective storm system spawned softball-sized hail and destructive tornadoes across the central U.S. last week, leaving meteorologists to speculate if warmer winter weather is behind the storm outbreak. As parts...
Storm Carrying Massive ‘Gorilla Hail’ Hits Parts of Kansas and Missouri
Mar 15 2024 // Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay...
Missouri Captive Gross Written Premium Up 142%
Mar 14 2024 // The Missouri Captive Insurance industry increased its gross written premium by 142% in 2023, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) reported. The amount of written premiums in 2022 were $3,543,681,320 vs....
Brawner Acquires Missouri’s Armstrong
Mar 13 2024 // Brawner Insurance Agency recently acquired Armstrong Insurance, a four-year-old agency serving Northeast Missouri. Brawner Insurance owner Jared Brawner will continue to serve as president and hired Jake Bunker as Sales...
Missouri Man, Woman Sentenced in $1.1M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Mar 8 2024 // Two Columbia, Missouri residents were sentenced in federal court on March 6 for their roles in a $1.1 million insurance fraud scheme that involved false claims of injuries suffered in faked car accidents. Michael Lee Gene...
Berkshire Unit Added to Lawsuit Over Inflated Real Estate Commissions
Mar 5 2024 // A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was added on Monday to a lawsuit accusing the National Association of Realtors and several brokerages of conspiring to keep real estate commissions artificially high...
Missouri DCI Highlights Cost, Lack of Earthquake Coverage in High-Risk Areas
Feb 15 2024 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) issued an Earthquake Survey in December 2023 that shows a lack of understanding about risk and insurance coverage is a problem, while the cost and lack of available...
Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Returns Over $27M to Consumers
Jan 24 2024 // Missouri consumers had more than $27.5 million returned from their insurance companies in 2023, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced. The amount returned to Missouri consumers was a result of...
Missouri City to Pay $2.9M Settlement Over Excessive Traffic Fines and Unfair Jailing
Jan 5 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fines and fees amounting to millions...
