A settlement in the largest environmental bankruptcy case in U.S. history last week will bring about $135 million to Missouri to help clean up five Superfund sites. The sites – three in southeastern Missouri and two in the southwestern part ...

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“I am thankful that after 40 years of practicing law I enjoy it as much now as when I started. I am thankful for my partners and support staff for making a great working environment. I am most thankful for my wonderful family ...

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Attorney General Chris Koster filed lawsuits against six extended auto warranty companies last week for deceptive practices and violating Missouri’s No-Call law. Five of the six companies are located in St. Charles County. The lawsuits were filed Nov. 12 in ...

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Attorneys should know better than to lash out at judges who rule against them. That’s what Attorney General Chris Koster argued in documents filed with the Missouri Supreme Court on Friday in the case of a Douglas County attorney who ...

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The Missouri Attorney General's Office has collected a recording-setting $77 million this year for Medicaid fraud. But Attorney General Chris Koster said he isn't so sure his office would be able to maintain those high amounts of recovery.

"If the pharmaceutical companies change their practices, then we'll have to go back to finding fraud the hard way," he said. "I love seeing the big collection numbers, but I'm not so sure that it will always be this way."

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Missouri will receive $2.5 million as part of a nationwide settlement with four pharmaceutical companies accused of violating the False Claims Act by failing to pay appropriate rebates for drugs that were paid for by Medicaid, Attorney General Chris Koster ...

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Missouri gets $22M, breaking fraud recovery record

The state of Missouri will receive $22 million from Pfizer Inc. as part of a $2.3 billion nationwide Medicaid fraud settlement. The $22 million award marks a record-breaking year for the state in Medicaid fraud recovery. The Attorney General's Office said so far in 2009 it has collected more than $75 million in Medicaid fraud recovery.

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Stueve Siegel Hanson attorney Matthew Dameron is the new chief of staff to Attorney General Chris Koster. Koster made the announcement today that Dameron will replace Robert Kenney, who was recently appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon to the Public Service Commission. As chief of staff, Dameron will oversee the daily operations of the AG office.

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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Thursday announced the launching of a Spanish language version of his office’s Web site and urged other state agencies to take similar measures. The office also is committing to keeping some Spanish-speaking employees answering ...

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As chief of staff to Attorney General Chris Koster, Robert Kenney assisted in hiring people for positions that became vacant after Jay Nixon took many longtime staffers of the office to the executive branch. But in a somewhat ironic move, ...

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Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Attorney General Chris Koster's chief of staff to be a commissioner for the Public Service Commission. Robert Kenney (pictured), who joined the attorney general's office late last year when Koster was transitioning into statewide office, was tapped to join the commission that regulates Missouri utilities. He will replace Commissioner Connie Murray, whose term expired. The appointment of Kenney provides a jolt of sorts to Koster's administration. Previously a partner at Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus, Kenney was one of the first people Koster hired onto his staff.

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