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Section
537.010
Action for damages to property to survive regardless of death of either party.
Section
537.020
Action for personal injury or death to survive regardless of death of either party.
Section
537.021
Action for damages — personal representative to maintain or defend — exception — action against liability insurer, procedure.
Section
537.030
Section 537.010 not to extend to what action.
Section
537.033
Design professionals — peer review process, requirements.
Section
537.035
Peer review committees — composition, purpose — immunity from civil liability, who, when — disclosure of records prohibited, exceptions — testimony before, discovery and admissibility, limitations.
Section
537.037
Emergency care, no civil liability, exceptions (Good Samaritan law).
Section
537.045
Parent or guardian liable for damages by minor, when, limitation — minor's liability — work accepted in lieu of payment.
Section
537.046
Childhood sexual abuse, injury or illness defined — action for damages may be brought, when.
Section
537.047
Civil action for damages authorized, sexual and pornographic offenses involving a minor — statute of limitations.
Section
537.050
Civil action not merged in criminal prosecution.
Section
537.053
Sale of alcoholic beverage may be proximate cause of personal injuries or death — requirements — (dram shop law).
Section
537.055
Operation of a motorcycle not evidence of comparative negligence.
Section
537.058
Personal injury, bodily injury, or wrongful death, time-limited demand to settle, requirements.
Section
537.060
Contribution between tort-feasors — release of one or more, effect.
Section
537.065
Claimant and tort-feasor may contract to limit recovery to specified assets or insurance contract, when — procedure — applicability to covenant not to execute, requirements — insurer defined.
Section
537.067
Joint and several liability of defendants in tort actions, allocation of responsibility for judgment — defendants several liability for punitive damages.
Section
537.068
Court may enter remittitur order or increase jury award, when.
Section
537.069
Provisions of certain laws applicable to all causes of action.
Section
537.080
Action for wrongful death — who may sue — limitation.
Section
537.085
Defenses to wrongful death action.
Section
537.090
Damages to be determined by jury — factors to be considered.
Section
537.095
Joinder of parties not required, when, effect on recovery — plaintiff ad litem, recovery, distribution.
Section
537.100
Limitation of action — effect of absence of defendant and nonsuit.
Section
537.105
Radio station not liable for defamation, when.
Section
537.110
What words are actionable.
Section
537.115
Food donation or distribution, limited liability, when.
Section
537.117
Officers or members of governing bodies of certain corporations, charities, organizations or clubs immune from personal liability for official acts, exceptions.
Section
537.118
Volunteers, limited personal liability, certain organizations and government entities, exceptions.
Section
537.120
Physician not liable for restraint of mentally incapacitated persons.
Section
537.123
Civil action for damages for passing bad checks, only original holder may bring action — limitations — notice requirements — payroll checks, action to be against employer.
Section
537.125
Shoplifting — detention of suspect by merchant — liability presumption.
Section
537.127
Stealing, civil liability — parent or guardian civilly liable for minor's stealing — conversion of shopping carts, penalty.
Section
537.130
Liability for damages caused by riotous assemblage.
Section
537.165
Political subdivisions to defend tort actions against firemen involving use of motor vehicles — extent of liability.
Section
537.170
Waiver of rights to damages by blind employee.
Section
537.180
Negligence of fellow servant no defense in action by employee against railroad or mine.
Section
537.190
Fellow servant defined.
Section
537.200
Vice-principals defined.
Section
537.210
Contracts limiting liability invalid.
Section
537.220
Construction and application of sections 537.180 to 537.210.
Section
537.230
Action against mining operator for wrongful death of employee — amount — limitation.
Section
537.240
Railroads and railroad corporation or companies — terms construed.
Section
537.250
Liability of common carrier for loss or damage to property transported — who may be joined as defendants.
Section
537.260
Railroad liable for killing stock — irrespective of negligence unless road is fenced.
Section
537.270
Insufficient fence on railroad — stock killed — damages.
Section
537.280
Injury to stock by railroad — agreed damages — payment, when.
Section
537.290
Failure to pay agreed damages — double damages.
Section
537.294
Firearm ranges — definitions — not to be deemed a nuisance, when — immunity from civil and criminal liability, when.
Section
537.295
Agricultural operation not to be deemed a nuisance, when — exceptions — costs.
Section
537.296
Private nuisance — definitions — exclusive compensatory damages for agricultural nuisances, subsequent actions, effect of — standing — action in excess of one million dollars, court or jury shall visit property — copy of final judgment to be filed.
Section
537.297
Transfer of anhydrous ammonia, tamperer assumes risk — owners immune from liability and suit, when.
Section
537.300
Penalty for driving away of others' stock by drovers.
Section
537.310
Proceedings under section 537.300.
Section
537.320
Judgment — execution.
Section
537.325
Definitions — liability for equine activities, limitations, exceptions — signs required, contents.
Section
537.327
Paddlesport activities — definitions — immunity from liability, when — exemptions — posting of signs required, content.
Section
537.328
Private campgrounds, immunity from liability for inherent risks of camping — liability, when — signage.
Section
537.330
Malicious trespass — to personalty — double damages — issuance of attachment, when.
Section
537.340
Trespass on realty — treble damages recoverable, when — rules for trimming, removing, and controlling trees.
Section
537.345
Definitions for sections 537.345 to 537.347 and 537.351.
Section
537.346
Landowner owes no duty of care to persons entering without fee to keep land safe for recreational use — immunity from liability for injuries of trespasser on land adjacent to park or trail.
Section
537.347
Landowner directly or indirectly invites or permits persons on land for recreation or wildlife management, effect.
Section
537.348
Landowner liable, when — definitions.
Section
537.349
Liability of landowner to trespasser, immunity where trespasser under influence of drugs or alcohol — limitations.
Section
537.350
Double damages for throwing down gates and fences — exception.
Section
537.351
Trespassers, no duty of care by owners, exception — liability for physical injury or death, when.
Section
537.353
Liability for damage or destruction of field crop products, when — court costs awarded, when.
Section
537.354
Prescribed burning act — definitions — immunity from liability, when — inapplicability, when.
Section
537.355
Private property, permission by owner to hunt, fish, or recreate, limitation on privilege.
Section
537.360
Single damages only recoverable, when.
Section
537.370
Penalties, how recovered.
Section
537.380
Fires from railroad engines — damages.
Section
537.400
Double damages for willful fires.
Section
537.410
Damages for backwater caused by boom across stream — attorney's fee.
Section
537.420
Tenant for life or years liable for treble damages for waste.
Section
537.430
Who may sue.
Section
537.440
Heirs may sue for waste, when.
Section
537.450
Tenant holding land after having aliened it liable for waste.
Section
537.460
Tenants liable to cotenants, when.
Section
537.470
Conservators, liable for waste, when.
Section
537.480
What damages recovered for waste.
Section
537.490
Treble damages if waste was wantonly committed.
Section
537.500
Where waste committed pending suit, receiver may take possession.
Section
537.510
Actions for waste, brought against whom.
Section
537.520
Interest as part of damages.
Section
537.523
Institutional vandalism, civil actions for damages or injunction — attorney fees and costs.
Section
537.524
Injunction and damages for interference with lawful hunting and trapping.
Section
537.525
Tampering with computer data, computer equipment, or computer users — damages — attorney fees, certain expenses, awarded when.
Section
537.528
Actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings and meetings to be considered on expedited basis — procedural issues.
Section
537.550
Limitation on liability for injury or death at fairs or festivals — signs to be posted, content.
Section
537.555
No civil liability for forcible entry into a vehicle for purpose of removing an unsupervised minor, when.
Section
537.595
Citation — definitions — immunity from liability for claims relating to weight gain or obesity, when, exceptions — petition, contents — effective date.
Section
537.600
Sovereign immunity in effect — exceptions.
Section
537.602
Supervision of community service work, immunity from liability, when — definitions — community service work not deemed employment and worker not an employee.
Section
537.610
Liability insurance for tort claims may be purchased by whom — limitation on waiver of immunity — maximum amount payable for claims out of single occurrence — exception — apportionment of settlements — inflation — penalties.
Section
537.615
Liability of state increase to apply, when.
Section
537.620
Political subdivisions may jointly create entity to provide insurance — entity created not deemed an insurance company or insurer.
Section
537.625
Procedure to form insurance entity.
Section
537.630
Director to approve articles and issue license.
Section
537.635
Entity to be treated as corporation — not to produce profit — may pay dividends, when.
Section
537.640
Director to examine — renewal license fee — amendments to articles.
Section
537.645
Director may take charge of entity, when.
Section
537.650
Premium tax not required.
Section
537.675
Tort victims' compensation fund established — definitions — notification of punitive damage award to attorney general, lien for deposit into fund — legal services for low-income people.
Section
537.678
Percentage of fund to be used to assist uncompensated tort victims — filing of claims, procedure.
Section
537.681
Eligibility requirements — waiver of certain requirements, when — incarcerated victim, procedure.
Section
537.684
Filing of a claim, determining compensation, procedure — payment of claims.
Section
537.687
Medical records submitted, when — violation, penalty.
Section
537.690
Petition for review of a decision by the division filed with commission — judicial review permitted, when.
Section
537.693
Right of subrogation, payment of a claim — division lien on any compensation received by claimant — rulemaking authority.
Section
537.700
Public entity risk management fund established — definitions — who may participate.
Section
537.705
Effect of participation in fund — use of funds, limits — board of trustees, duties — staff — board to be notified of claims, when — board may contract with independent insurance agents.
Section
537.710
Board of trustees established — members, appointment, qualifications, terms, liability limited.
Section
537.715
Board of trustees — officers.
Section
537.720
Board, meetings — quorum — expenses.
Section
537.725
Board — records — reports — principal office — seal.
Section
537.730
Board — duties — rulemaking authority — subpoena power — prohibited activities.
Section
537.735
Fund account, how maintained.
Section
537.740
Insufficient contributions, assessment, abatement, deferral — retroactive application.
Section
537.745
Construction of provisions.
Section
537.750
Exhaustion of fund, claims to be prorated.
Section
537.755
Fund money not available for certain purposes, exception.
Section
537.756
Maximum amount payable from fund — how calculated.
Section
537.760
Products liability claim defined.
Section
537.762
Motion to dismiss, defendant whose only liability is as seller in stream of commerce requirements, procedure — order of dismissal to be interlocutory.
Section
537.764
State of the art, defined — affirmative defense in cases of strict liability for failure to warn — burden of proof on party asserting defense — action for negligence, when.
Section
537.765
Contributory fault as complete bar to plaintiff's recovery abolished — doctrine of comparative fault to apply — fault of plaintiff an affirmative defense to diminish damages — fault defined.
Section
537.785
Citation of law — definitions.
Section
537.787
Criminal or harmful acts, no duty of business to guard against, when — duty, affirmative defenses.
Section
537.850
Citation of law — definitions.
Section
537.856
Signage required — contract warning notice and language, contents — written description of activity required, when.
Section
537.859
Immunity from liability, when — affirmative defense.
Section
537.1000
Definitions.
Section
537.1005
COVID-19 exposure, immunity from liability, when — assumption of risk, signage — no third-party liability, exceptions.
Section
537.1010
Health care providers, immunity from liability, exceptions.
Section
537.1015
Covered products, no COVID-19 products liability, when — evidence required for liability — inapplicability, when.
Section
537.1020
Punitive damages, when.
Section
537.1035
Expiration date — cause of action for COVID-19 exposure, health care services, or covered products created — statute of limitations.