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More than $20 million disbursed to victims from punitive damages awards fund, Labor Department figures reveal
JEFFERSON CITY – More than $20 million was deposited in funds for legal services and to help victims of accidents unable to collect damages or otherwise be compensated for their injuries over a 15 year period to the end of 2017, according to figures released by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Senators expected to vote within days on nominee for Missouri Eastern District, confirmation not certain
U.S. Senators are expected to vote within days on whether to confirm a nominee for the federal bench in the Eastern District of Missouri.