No good deed goes unpunished
October 1, 2006 By John McCoy
The industry focuses a significant amount of time and resources on warnings programs – and for good reason.
Read More Jury rejects plaintiff’s pipe dream
September 1, 2006 By John McCoy
In late July of this year, I had the opportunity to defend Winchell’s Gas Company of Catskill, N.Y., in a lawsuit brought by an insurance company for a fire that destroyed their client’s home in 1997.
Read More The devil is in the details
August 1, 2006 By John McCoy
I was fortunate to serve as legal counsel for the Propane Incident Data Collection Project that is featured in this issue of LP Gas Magazine.
Read More Rust never sleeps
July 1, 2006 By John McCoy
There are some things in life that are as inevitable as the rising and setting sun. Death and taxes are the leading candidates and not far behind these twin powers is rust, which never sleeps.
Read More Timely reporting of errors is critical
May 1, 2006 By John McCoy
In this business, accidents happen. Accidents that happen as aresult of mistakes are almost always discovered at some later date,at which point the problem must then be confronted and resolved.
Read More Statutes, codes and customs
April 1, 2006 By John McCoy
Statutes, codes and customs are important in a legal context, as lawyers and judges spend a lot of time in liability cases looking at these three categories of rules to apply to the conduct of the parties before the court.
Read More The seasonal customer conundrum
March 1, 2006 By John McCoy
Virtually all propane marketers have seasonal customers, primarily on their residential accounts and usually in areas where vacationing is a big part of the local economy. People often purchase second homes or have a hunting lodge that they might only use for a portion of the year or just on weekends.
Read More Jury rejects odor fade claim
February 1, 2006 By John McCoy
Aside from writing this column, I also defend propane marketers who are sued for liability in gas explosion accidents.
Read More Defining propane as a utility
January 1, 2006 By John McCoy
Beware of propane systems masquerading as a utility. The general consensus is that propane systems are treated as an unregulated form of energy in the marketplace.
Read More Does your company have a target on its back?
December 1, 2005 By John McCoy
Despite a considerable effort to operate businesses safely, many companies complain that the cost of lawsuits is dragging down their ability to operate profitably.
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