Latest Missouri Headlines
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Settlement Nears in Lawsuit over Missouri Grocery Store Breach
Oct 25 2013 // A suburban St. Louis, Mo., grocery store chain has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a computer system breach that compromised the credit and debit cards of about 2.4 million customers. In a preliminary...
Missouri Insurance Department Adds Lederer as Property/Casualty Actuary
Oct 24 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Julie Lederer has joined the department as the appointed Missouri property/casualty actuary. Lederer will support the Divisions of Insurance Company Regulation and...
2nd Arson Attempt at Missouri Planned Parenthood
Oct 9 2013 // Investigators say someone tried for the second time to start a fire at a Joplin, Mo., Planned Parenthood clinic. The Oct. 4 nighttime fire caused minor damage before a police officer was able to put out the blaze. During...
Police: Bag on Missouri Clinic Roof Failed Try at Arson
Oct 8 2013 // Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof. Surveillance video from the facility...
Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses
Oct 7 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
6 Indicted for Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme in Missouri
Oct 1 2013 // Six people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Missouri for their roles in an arson and insurance fraud conspiracy, Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced. One of the...
Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses
Sep 27 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
Missouri Lawmakers Add Limits on Liability Lawsuits
Sep 23 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer healthcare...
Worker Finger Amputation Leads to $137K in Fines for Missouri Glass Plant
Sep 20 2013 // Piramal Glass USA Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 21 safety and health violations after a worker lost a finger while repairing a machine at the...
Doe Run Settles Lead Liability Cases in Missouri
Sep 19 2013 // 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...
Missouri Lawmakers Add Limits on Liability Lawsuits
Sep 16 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer health care...
Veto Sustained On Missouri Workers’ Comp Database
Sep 13 2013 // Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto has been sustained on legislation calling for the creation of an online database of workers’ compensation claims. Senators supported the override 25-9 on Wednesday. But the House vote of...
Missouri Lawmakers Override On Uninsured Motorists
Sep 13 2013 // Missouri lawmakers have approved a veto override of legislation restricting lawsuits by uninsured motorists. The House approved the override Wednesday on a 109-51 vote, the bare minimum needed for a two-thirds majority....
Missouri Lawmakers Eye Uninsured Motorist Bill for Override
Sep 3 2013 // 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...
More than $10M Returned to Missouri Consumers in First Half 2013
Aug 23 2013 // Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $10.1 million in additional claim payments from their insurance companies in the first half of 2013, the department said. That’s...
Insurance Processing Center Bringing 600 New Jobs to Missouri
Aug 22 2013 // President Barack Obama’s health care reform is unpopular in parts of Missouri, but it is bringing 600 new jobs to the state. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Virginia-based government contractor Serco Inc....
Missouri Insurance Department Begins Testing for Navigator Licensing
Aug 20 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has released testing information for individuals applying for a license as a navigator. The testing is in compliance with Senate Bill 262. Individuals applying for a license as a...
Lead Company Wants Missouri Lawmakers to Override Veto of Liability Cap
Aug 19 2013 // A Missouri lead company has launched an aggressive effort to persuade lawmakers to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that would shield it from large punitive damages in liability lawsuits. The Doe Run Co. contends...
Missouri Settles with Major Health Insurer over Claim Denials
Aug 9 2013 // Missouri insurance regulators announced a million-dollar settlement with a major health insurer over alleged violations that include denying childhood immunization and cancer screening claims. The Missouri Department of...
Joplin, Missouri to Receive 32 FEMA Storm Shelters
Aug 8 2013 // The city of Joplin, Mo., is being given 32 storm shelters that were used at temporary housing sites after the 2011 tornado. The Federal Emergency Management Agency gave the shelters to the state, which offered them to...
