MO SB890

Repeals and replaces section 508.010, RSMo, to establish new venue rules for tort actions involving out-of-state injuries related to railroad operations.

For tort cases where plaintiff was injured outside Missouri, venue is exclusively in the county where a defendant railroad corporation's registered agent is located, or in the plaintiff's principal county of residence if the plaintiff was a Missouri resident at the time of injury.

Applies the exclusive venue rule to corporations that directly or through subsidiaries wholly own or operate foreign railroads, and to wholly-owned subsidiaries of such corporations.

Motions to dismiss or transfer based on improper venue are automatically granted if not denied within 90 days of filing, unless all parties waive this deadline in writing.

Establishes that "principal place of residence" is determined by voter registration at the time of injury, with a rebuttable presumption that this is the plaintiff's main residence county in Missouri.