New Missouri Law Stops Nuisance Lawsuits Against Producers

A new Missouri law will limit nuisance lawsuits against livestock and crop producers. Gov. Jay Nixon signed the measure, which restricts how much money people could win, also stops neighbors from filing repeated nuisance claims regarding similar conditions against the same farm. The law comes after Premium Standard Farms — a major employer in Missouri — said it may be forced to leave the state if it continued to be targeted by nuisance lawsuits. Lawsuits against the farm have resulted in multimillion dollar awards. Read more (Associated Press).