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…
Read More Consider customer contracts that account for allocation situations
May 17, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
As I write this article, we are seeing the last remnants of a recent snowfall melt away outside…
Read More Is that carbon monoxide-related claim covered?
April 16, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
Heating system installers denied in carbon monoxide case The Minnesota Supreme Court recently considered whether a claim related…
Read More New training requirements set forth in NFPA 58
February 25, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
Are you aware of the latest changes and clarifications in NFPA 58? The training of employees is an…
Read More Records retention policy critical for propane businesses
December 11, 2013 By John McCoy
A recurring question I get from clients is: What type of records retention policy should we have for…
Read More Fatal house fire raises questions about gas supplier, others
October 8, 2013 By John McCoy
We recently handled a case involving a house fire that resulted in serious burn injuries to one of…
Read More Distinction exists between placing gas system into service, in operation
August 7, 2013 By John McCoy
The 2012 edition of NFPA 54 discusses in specific language what needs to be done following an interruption of service or out-of-gas call.
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