Missouri’s highest court has upheld limits to the damages property owners can recover in nuisance lawsuits against agricultural operations. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of a hog farm in a case where neighbors challenged the constitutionality of a …
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says there has been a significant bump in the number of drivers who die because they crash while not wearing a seat belt this year. Public Safety Department Secretary Trevor Jones said that …
A Missouri lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses three insurance subsidiaries of failing to safeguard sensitive consumer data from hackers who recently breached health insurer Anthem Inc.’s computer networks. A lawsuit first filed in February in St. Louis County on behalf …
A plan to reduce flooding along the Blanchard River in northwestern Ohio, which includes building a 10-mile channel to divert water away from downtown Findlay, would cost nearly $66 million, according to the federal agency overseeing the project. The price …
The nation’s first prep sports governing body to face a class-action concussions lawsuit has asked an Illinois judge to dismiss the suit, arguing that if it prevails, it could kill football programs statewide. In its 16-page motion filed in Cook …
Pregnant workers will have the right to easier workloads and modified schedules under a new Nebraska law. Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill to create better employment protections for expectant mothers. The law requires employers to acknowledge physical limitations of …
Insurance adjusters are still trying to figure out just how many cars on dealership lots and at private homes in the Farmington and Park Hills area of eastern Missouri were damaged by last week’s hail storm. Severe storms dumped pea- …
Chicgo-based JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (JLT Specialty USA), a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), appointed Chris Najim as senior vice president of analytics and consulting. Najim will work alongside JLT Specialty brokers and other client …
Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier from Nationwide, has expanded into Missouri. Independent insurance agents and brokers appointed with Crestbrook are now able to offer its products and services to their affluent clients in the state. Crestbrook …
Nineteen passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries morning when a double-decker bus heading from Chicago to Atlanta struck the back of a stopped semi-truck on Interstate 65, Indiana State Police said. The semi-truck stopped because of construction and the Megabus behind didn’t …
