Latest Missouri Headlines
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Missouri Police Officer’s $20M Lawsuit Award to Be Mediated
Nov 18 2019 // A St. Louis County police officer has agreed to mediation to reach a settlement and avoid court appeals, weeks after a jury awarded him $20 million to resolve his lawsuit alleging he suffered discrimination because he is...
Insurtech Root Expands Into Renters Market; Product Launched in 3 States
Nov 14 2019 // Root Insurance, a property casualty insurtech, has launched a streamlined renters insurance designed and personalized for consumers starting at $6 a month. In addition to covering customers’ personal property and...
Scores of U.S. Dams in Poor Condition Pose Danger to Thousands
Nov 7 2019 // On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning: Get out of your house. Just a little over a quarter-mile...
Missouri’s Priority First Insurance & Investments Adds Woehr as Account Executive
Nov 5 2019 // Priority First Insurance & Investments in Jefferson City, Missouri, has hired Tina Woehr as an account executive. In this position, Woehr will handle daily service of all clients’ insurance needs, as well as...
Missouri Court Rulings Conflict with Insurer Right to Intervene Protections
Nov 4 2019 // The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued opinions that effectively strip any practical effect from a Missouri amendment made to provide certain protections to insurers. In Aguilar v. GEICO Cas....
Court Upholds $2.75M Damage Award Against Businessman in Missouri Arson Lawsuit
Nov 1 2019 // A Missouri appeals court has ruled a Columbia businessman is liable for a $2.75 million civil judgment awarded to a woman whose home was destroyed in an alleged arson. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District...
Shake Up in Missouri Police Board After Sergeant Wins $20M in Discrimination Suit
Nov 1 2019 // The chairman of a St. Louis County police board has resigned and another board member said she is being replaced after a jury found that a sergeant was discriminated against because he’s gay and recommended that he...
Idea Exchange: Missouri Court Rulings Conflict with Insurer Right to Intervene Protections
Oct 18 2019 // The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued opinions that effectively strip any practical effect from a Missouri amendment made to provide certain protections to insurers. In Aguilar v. GEICO Cas....
Appeals Court Nixes J&J $110 Million Baby Powder Verdict
Oct 15 2019 // Johnson & Johnson persuaded a Missouri appeals court to throw out a $110 million jury award to a woman who said she got cancer from the company’s baby powder. It was the fourth appellate win in the state for...
Southeast Missouri Shaken by Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake
Oct 14 2019 // A small earthquake has been reported in southeastern Missouri. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred just before 8 a.m. Saturday and was centered about 2.7 miles (4 kilometers) southwest of...
Missouri Food Flavoring Manufacturer Faces $223.5K in Penalties Over Worker Fatality
Oct 9 2019 // A Missouri-based food flavoring manufacturer is facing $223,525 in penalties after being cited by federal officials for workplace safety violations following the death of a worker at the company’s facility. The U.S....
Suit Against BNSF over Missouri Railroad Crossing Crash Moved to Federal Court
Oct 9 2019 // A Kansas truck driver alleges in a lawsuit that two rail cars were “uncontrolled” when they struck his semi as he drove over a stretch of unmarked tracks in southwest Missouri in the dark. The Springfield...
Restoration Firm Cited for Workplace Safety Violations at Missouri Capitol
Oct 8 2019 // The contractor overseeing stone restoration on the Missouri state Capitol plans to appeal federal fines for workplace safety violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommended a total of $19,890 in...
With Expansion, IICF Missouri Chapter Forms the Heartland Chapter
Oct 4 2019 // The Missouri Chapter of the Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has expanded its scope to form the Heartland Chapter. This new branch will include insurance industry supporters based in...
17 Lawsuits Filed Against U. of Missouri’s BioJoint Center
Sep 16 2019 // Four more people who received knee-replacement surgery at the Mizzou BioJoint Center say in lawsuits that their surgeries failed. Including the newly filed lawsuits, 17 people have sued the center at University of Missouri...
Medical Malpractice Insurer Ordered into Rehabilitation in Kansas
Sep 16 2019 // A medical professional liability insurance provider serving nearly 500 medical professionals in Missouri and Kansas has been placed into rehabilitation after the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) found the company’s...
Arkansas-Missouri Border Area Rattled by Earthquake
Sep 13 2019 // No damage or injuries have been reported after an early Thursday morning earthquake struck near the border of Missouri and Arkansas. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded early on Sept....
Missouri’s POWERS Insurance Adds Winkelmann as Commercial Account Manager
Sep 12 2019 // St.Louis-based POWERS Insurance & Risk Management has hired Rachel Winkelmann as its newest commercial lines account manager. In this position, Winkelmann will be responsible for the ongoing management of commercial...
Trip Advisor Review of Missouri Tourist Attraction Not Defamatory, Judge Says
Sep 6 2019 // A federal judge has ruled that a Kansas cattle farmer did not defame a Branson, Missouri, attraction by leaving a three-star TripAdvisor review. Owners of Bigfoot on the Strip sued Randy Winchester and his daughter in June...
State Farm to Cut Auto Insurance Rates in Missouri
Sep 6 2019 // More than 1 million customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. soon will see their personal auto insurance rates decline, the insurer said. State Farm Mutual said effective Sept. 1 it will decrease the overall...
