May 15, 2026
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry worked with lawmakers throughout the 2026 legislative session to advance policies that grow jobs and improve Missouri’s economic competitiveness, including: “The Missouri Chamber […]
May 06, 2026
Missouri’s business community secured a major win this week as Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation into law aimed at protecting employers from predatory lawsuits targeting website accessibility claims. SBs 907, […]
April 24, 2026
State lawmakers delivered a significant victory for the business community this week when the Senate passed legislation to protect employers from predatory lawsuits. The bill now goes to the governor for […]
April 17, 2026
Just a few weeks remain before the end of the legislative session on May 15, and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is intensifying efforts to advance the organization’s […]
April 10, 2026
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing legislation to reduce recidivism by expanding access to expungement, helping eligible individuals clear their criminal records and move forward with a […]
February 20, 2026
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is continuing its push to reduce the statute of limitations for personal injury cases from five years to two years. A statute of […]
February 12, 2026
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would extend sovereign immunity protections to private contractors working on Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) projects. Under HB 2926, sponsored by Rep. Cameron Parker (R- Campbell), liability protections […]
January 23, 2026
Last summer, Katie Lane was sent notice that she was being sued because her business’s website was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The St. Joseph coffee […]
August 19, 2025
Missouri has worked hard in recent years to attract new businesses and spur economic growth, but the state’s unfavorable legal climate remains a challenge. Concerns about excessive litigation, large jury […]
March 07, 2025
Missouri lawmakers are considering a handful of bills that would help bring fairness to our state’s legal system, ensuring legal climate is not an impediment to economic growth. This week, […]
February 14, 2025
For the first time in several years, tort reform seems to be gaining momentum in the Missouri General Assembly. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is leading the push […]
January 31, 2025
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports a common-sense approach to reforming the statute of limitations for personal injury claims. Current law allows plaintiffs up to five years to […]
January 24, 2025
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports a tort reform bill that would simplify the rules surrounding class action lawsuits. SB 47, sponsored by Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield), was heard […]
August 16, 2024
A federal court in Missouri struck down two rules that placed additional regulatory burden on the state’s financial institutions. On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the court ruled in favor of […]
August 15, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court recently cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretation […]
May 09, 2024
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing a tort reform bill that would simplify the rules surrounding class action lawsuits. SB 1509, sponsored by Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield), […]
April 19, 2024
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a longtime supporter of legislation that would reform the state’s civil justice system. Legislation that would reduce the statute of limitations for […]
February 23, 2024
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in an effort to bring more certainty to the litigation process. In […]
December 05, 2023
St. Louis has once again captured national attention, securing the No. 8 spot on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (ATRF) 2023-2024 Judicial Hellholes® report. This marks the tenth year that […]
March 24, 2023
Lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would bring much-needed reform to Missouri’s legal system. On Tuesday, March 21, the House General Laws Committee heard testimony on five tort […]
January 24, 2023
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry feels state lawmakers should evaluate whether the state’s statute of limitations in certain civil cases, including personal injury claims, best serves all parties […]
May 26, 2022
The litigation lending industry is a financial practice that fuels lawsuits by providing “up-front” cash (with sky-high interest rates of up to 200 percent plus additional fees) to individual plaintiffs […]
April 21, 2022
The Missouri House of Representatives has passed an egregious, anti-business bill that seeks to benefit trial attorneys at the expense of Missouri’s job creators. House Bill 1692 would create the […]
April 07, 2022
Missouri’s outdated statute of limitations is creating costly delays in our state’s legal system. Currently, plaintiffs are allowed to delay filing personal injury lawsuits for up to five years — that’s double […]
