A teaching moment on trucking accidents
May 29, 2019 By John McCoy
A $100 million trucking verdict sheds light on the importance of training drivers and steps to take in the event of an accident.
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The critical role of record keeping in legal cases
December 28, 2018 By John McCoy
Legal columnist John V. McCoy explains how record keeping plays a critical role in defending a case.
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The good and bad of experience in the propane industry
August 31, 2018 By John McCoy
Experience is an asset, but shouldn’t be perceived as the end-all-be-all of knowing what’s safe.
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Summer housekeeping for propane retailers
June 22, 2018 By John McCoy
Keep these preventative maintenance steps in mind to ensure customer and employee safety.
Read More 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 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…
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