In 2009, Randy Frump and Shannon Follwell each lost a child on a rural highway in St. Charles County. Frump’s son Bryan, 26, died in a crash on Highway D near Defiance on New Year’s Day. Follwell’s daughter, Brianna Carron, …
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that supporters say is aimed at protecting commercial property. A 2011 Missouri law bars residential contractors who fix roofs or complete other exterior repairs on homes from offering to pay insurance deductibles …
Some courts have adopted the so-called “potential liability standard” in determining whether an insurance company is obligated to indemnify the insured for a settled claim. As an example, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Luria Bros. & Co. v. …
A Missouri family hopes a nearly $3 million jury reward in a medical malpractice case against a Kansas doctor and pain clinic will raise awareness of the risks and possible complications from pain injections. Joel Burnette was 40 when he …
Two men are facing burglary charges in rural northeast Missouri after police tracked them down from footprints in the snow. The Quincy (Ill.) Herald-Whig reports that 46-year-old Kenneth Floyd of Moberly and 20-year-old Richard Elder of Edina are charged with …
A former Joplin, Mo., woman has pleaded guilty to her role in defrauding a relief fund set up to help victims of the May 2011 tornado that devastated the city. Thirty-two-year-old Herlana L. Latham, who now lives in Memphis, Tenn., …
Missouri lawmakers could clear up a legal thicket entangling communities’ red light cameras while also applying the brakes to cameras designed to nab speeders. Several recent court rulings have raised new concerns about red light cameras while complaints have arisen …
A southeast Missouri business owner says someone stole $20,000 worth of copper wire from outside his home, part of an ongoing nationwide problem with copper thefts. J.W. Strack lives next to a stone quarry he owns on Missouri 74 in …
Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones says the liability limits are a priority for the 2014 session. And Rep. Eric Burlison, of Springfield, …
State and federal investigators say they may never know what caused a massive fire at a southeast Missouri recycling plant earlier this month. The Southeast Missourian reports damage at Missouri Plastics in Jackson is estimated at $7 million. The Oct. …