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Missouri COVID-19 litigation protections bill ‘still very much alive’
With approximately a week remaining in the current legislative session, COVID-19 liability legislation originating in the Missouri Senate was recently held up in the Missouri House of Representatives after the House Rules Legislative Oversight Committee voted it down 7-3. -
Attorney General asks to dismiss COVID masking lawsuit against state House after removing to federal court
The Missouri Attorney General’s office moved the Western District federal court to dismiss a former Missouri House staffer's lawsuit against the Missouri House of Representatives over a lack of masking -
Missouri Senate passes bill to halt COVID-19-related lawsuits
The Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 51 by a vote of 20-13 on Feb. 23 to protect businesses from COVID-19 related lawsuits, according to a press release. -
One year later: Missouri must stop the trial attorney COVID cash-in
It’s now been one year since coronavirus arrived in Missouri. The first confirmed case was announced by Gov. Mike Parson on March 7, 2020. -
House to consider COVID liability protection for businesses after Senate approval
The Missouri Senate passed COVID-19 liability protection by a vote of 20-13, which insures businesses against frivolous pandemic lawsuits -
Government watchdog group lists Missouri as a state rife with cannabis cronyism
Of the seven states the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) evaluated for favoritism in the legal cannabis industry, four are under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including California, Florida, New York, and Missouri. -
MISSOURI LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Governor Parson Makes Nine Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
Governor Mike Parson announced nine appointments to various boards and commissions. -
Insurers hoping legislators put end to special deals plaintiffs cut with defendants
Exercising “537.065 Agreements“ has become a boutique industry in Missouri where plaintiffs make deals with defendants to first cut out an insurer and then sue on behalf of a defendant for punitive damages. -
Law enforcement 'warming' to asset seizure reform, but lawmaker says no easy passage
State law enforcement agencies are becoming more open to reforming a forfeiture statute to close a loophole in the state's robust protections against the seizure of property and assets, according to one lawmaker. -
Rep. Hill demands battleground states choose new electors if there's election fraud
Attorney David Roland was so successful in proving that the election of Democrat Penny Hubbard was improper that a St. Louis Circut Court judge ordered a special election and his client, Bruce Franks, went on to serve three years in the legislature as a state representative for the 78th House district -
Litigation funding industry should be regulated, says civil justice reform group
JEFFERSON CITY – The executive director of a nonprofit organization devoted to the passage of tort reform legislation in Missouri is advocating for the regulation of the litigation finance industry. -
Missouri tackled venue shopping and is looking at other legal reforms, state rep says
ST. LOUIS – A Republican state representative who helped usher through venue reform legislation this session believes the measure will stop the flow of out-of-state plaintiffs from flooding Missouri courts. -
Dohrman says his House bill aims to bring fairness to the way colleges handle sex harassment allegations
Two highly controversial bills recently introduced in the Missouri House and Senate would give university students accused of sexual harassment and assault more rights than they have in any other state, a posting on kansascity.com said. -
Attorney sees lawyers' role in judge selection process as helping fuel rise in lawsuits in 'Sue Me State'
ST. LOUIS – An attorney for the Competitive Enterprise Institute said the significant rise in statewide lawsuits is because of the close connection between lawyers and judges. -
Second deposition of Greitens’ investigator set Thursday; Gov’s attorney says Tisaby lied and Gardner encouraged lies
ST. LOUIS – Governor Eric Greitens alleges in a motion to dismiss a felony charge of privacy invasion that investigator William Tisaby committed perjury and circuit attorney Kim Gardner suborned it. -
Association CEO says it is 'fully supportive' of asbestos transparency legislation
JEFFERSON CITY – Associated Industries of Missouri President and CEO Ray McCarty is hopeful that the asbestos transparency bill recently passed in the Missouri House of Representatives will ultimately usher in a system of fair and equitable treatment for companies charged with exposing residents to the harmful mineral. -
Group hired by Gardner to investigate Greitens owes back taxes; Delaware may void business June 1
ST. LOUIS – Enterra LLC, the company charging Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner $250 an hour to investigate Gov. Eric Greitens, hasn’t filed annual reports or anything else in the state where it organized or the state where it operates. -
Missouri legislators taking aim at tort reform to clean up state's 'judicial hellhole' reputation
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers are considering House Bill 1578, which modifies provisions relating to civil procedures in tort claims and potentially could make it harder for plaintiffs not connected to the state to file cases here. -
Rift between Missouri governor, lawmakers could stall tort reform bill
JEFFERSON CITY — A key tort reform measure to stop out-of-state attorneys from trying their cases in Missouri has advanced in the state legislature, but a rift between the Republican governor and some GOP senators could leave the bill in limbo. -
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Missouri poised to become 13th state with asbestos claims transparency law
JEFFERSON CITY — Just under a quarter of all states now have laws requiring plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits to fully disclose claims they may have filed with asbestos trusts, a trend that tort reform advocates see as a step in the right direction.