All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...