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Mo. AG praises legislators for passing Second Injury Fund bill

May 17, 2013 12:00 PM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel thanked the General Assembly Thursday for passing a bill to implement a temporary surcharge to address a shortfall in the Second Injury Fund. Senate … Read More »

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Koster files lawsuit against contractor who allegedly cheated Joplin victims

May 17, 2013 11:30 AM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Dana Point, Calif.-based contractor and his company for allegedly cheating victims of the Joplin tornado. Clark Baxter and his company, Sustainable Design Inc., … Read More »

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Koster reaches agreement with Bridgeton Landfill

May 15, 2013 12:10 PM
By Bryan Cohen

ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Tuesday announced an agreement with the operators of the Bridgeton Landfill to control the landfill’s odor and implement safeguards to improve the quality of life for nearby residents. Under … Read More »

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Koster announces $149,000 settlement with St. Louis Medicaid provider

April 26, 2013 1:21 PM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Thursday announced a $149,414 settlement with a St. Louis-based personal care provider to resolve allegations of fraudulent Medicaid billing. Angel’s Care Inc., doing business as Angel’s Care Home … Read More »

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Koster announces court dates for Bridgeton Landfill case

April 25, 2013 11:48 AM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Wednesday that he requested and obtained court dates for his lawsuit against the owner of the Bridgeton Landfill. On May 14 and 15, the St. Louis County Circuit … Read More »

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Mo. AG Koster expanding Anti-Smurfing Campaign

April 19, 2013 12:15 PM
By Bryan Cohen

ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced the expansion on Thursday of Missouri’s statewide Anti-Smurfing Campaign to increase public awareness about the practice of buying cold and allergy medicines to sell to methamphetamine cooks. The voluntary … Read More »

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Mo. AG files suit against Washington state company

April 17, 2013 12:59 PM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop a business from Washington state from sending allegedly deceptive advertisements to consumers in Missouri. DNS Services Inc., doing business as DNS, and Glenn … Read More »

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Mo. AG says Calif. firm may be violating default judgment

April 16, 2013 1:44 PM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Monday that despite obtaining a default judgment against UST Development Inc., the California company and its owner may still be distributing misleading advertisements to businesses in Missouri. … Read More »

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Koster: Mo. won’t appeal federal court ruling over contraception mandate

April 16, 2013 7:57 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said last week the state will not appeal a ruling guaranteeing contraception coverage for most Missourians. On Thursday, Koster asked a federal court to amend its order striking down … Read More »

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Mo. AG issues alert about storm chasing scammers

April 12, 2013 12:31 PM
By Bryan Cohen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster issued a consumer alert Friday warning consumers to be alert after Wednesday night’s storms for storm-chasers, or scammers who take advantage of Missouri consumers in need. Storm-chasers usually go … Read More »

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