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 Hearing on crane operator certification scheduled for next month
April 17, 2014 By LP Gas
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) will host a public hearing May 19 at 9:30 a.m. in…
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 FTC complaint: Ferrellgas, AmeriGas coordinated on cylinder exchange
March 28, 2014 By LP Gas
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an administrative complaint Thursday against Ferrellgas and AmeriGas, alleging the two companies…
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 Ferrellgas, AmeriGas settle consumer protection case
February 1, 2014 By LP Gas
Ferrellgas and AmeriGas agreed to pay a total of $1.8 million in civil penalties and costs in 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…
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