By AP/KWMU
St. Louis – Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon is delaying a promised lawsuit against the Ameren Corporation.
Nixon said nearly a month ago that he would file criminal or civil charges against the company because of the Taum Sauk reservoir collapse last December. That hasn't happened yet.
A Nixon spokesman says the legal situation has changed, although he declined to elaborate.
Spokesman Scott Holste says Nixon is considering a report on the collapse the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released two weeks ago.
Ameren spokeswoman Susan Gallagher says company attorneys have had several face-to-face meetings with Nixon's staff, but no settlement negotiations are under way.
The reservoir failed on December 14th and sent more than a billion gallons of water rushing through Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park nearby.