- July 9, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson highlighted on Wednesday a manufacturer’s altruism and innovation in producing about 20,000 face shields before signing COVID-19 liability legislation into law.
“This is what working together is all about,” Parson said at Koller-Craft Plastic Products in Fenton. “No one should be punished by trying to save the lives of other people. That’s why COVID liability is so important, so people cannot come in here and sue a business like this.”
Parson ceremonially signed Senate Bill 51 to provide liability protection for businesses, health care providers and religious organizations from COVID-related lawsuits.
Al Koller, president of Koller Enterprises and chairman of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce board of directors, said his company was able to use its resources to produce thousands of face shields at the start of the pandemic when personal protective equipment was in short supply. His relationship…
