Recently, the propane industry has been under attack from members of the plaintiff's bar alleging that propane is an ultra-hazardous product. Read more»

Many of my legal cases deal with cylinders, which need to be recertified 12 years after the date of manufacture. After that, recertification is required every five years by visual review or 10 years by hydrostatic testing. Read more»

Usually described as the busy season, winter brings with it many good things for propane markets in colder climates. Read more»

Understanding the rules between you, your lawyer and the insurance company is important should you ever face a lawsuit defended by an attorney selected by your insurer. Read more»

The industry focuses a significant amount of time and resources on warnings programs – and for good reason. Read more»

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»

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»

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»

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 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»