TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislation signed into law today by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon includes important consumer protection language drafted by the Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC) in conjunction with the Missouri Attorney General and impacts consumers nationwide.

By Jeffrey Tomich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec. 8--The Missouri Public Service Commission will take no action against AmerenUE for the 2005 rupture of the Taum Sauk upper reservoir.

By Jeffrey Tomich and Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nov. 29--Ameren Corp. agreed to a $177 million settlement of a lawsuit by Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon over the 2005 Taum Sauk disaster, paving the way for the utility to rebuild the reservoir atop Proffitt Mountain.

By Kim Bell and Carolyn Tuft, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nov. 28--ST. LOUIS -- Ameren Corp.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AmerenUE, an operating company subsidiary of Ameren Corporation , today announced that the company has resolved the state of Missouri's lawsuit and claims for damages and other relief related to the Dec.