Recordkeeping helps exonerate propane marketer in house-fire lawsuit
August 24, 2015 By John McCoy and LP Gas
A new home was built in South Carolina in early 1999. As part of an installation, a propane marketer…
Read More City exposed to potential liability by not moving residents during leak
June 14, 2015 By John McCoy and LP Gas
In the case of Oden v. City of Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined that the city…
Read More Court dismisses lawsuit against marketer based on Missouri statute
March 29, 2015 By John McCoy and LP Gas
In the case of Wilmes v. Consumer’s Oil Inc. in Nodaway County, Mo., the trial judge dismissed the…
Read More Court changes Pennsylvania process for determining product defects
February 5, 2015 By John McCoy and LP Gas
In Tincher v. Omega Flex, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision issued Nov. 19, the state court changed the…
Read More GasFrac applies for bankruptcy protection
January 28, 2015 By LP Gas
GasFrac Energy Services Inc., a drilling company known for its use of a gelled propane technology, filed for…
Read More DOT eliminates daily paperwork requirement
December 30, 2014 By LP Gas
The U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that professional truck drivers will no longer have to complete Driver…
Read More Court allows expert opinion that goes against earlier testimony in case
November 25, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
There are fact witnesses, physical evidence and expert testimony in the form of opinion. Experts are asked to…
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Legal-theory scenario leads court to dismiss gas company from CSST case
September 24, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
Our office was recently involved in a Connecticut case over allegations that corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) manufactured…
Read More Legal, safety issues brought to forefront in aftermath of fatal accident
August 20, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
An explosion at the Sunrise Propane industrial facility Aug. 10, 2008, in North York, Ontario, Canada, killed two…
Read More Decision in Colorado offers road map for building defensible case
July 26, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
In the case of Safeco Insurance v. Plateau Heating & Air Conditioning, et al., Colorado became the first…
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