Preserving electronic data
April 1, 2007 By John McCoy
Effective Dec. 1, 2006, the federal courts created new rules that govern the retention of electronic data in the event litigation is reasonably anticipated.
Read More Taking care of your net wealth
October 1, 2006 By LP Gas
Have you ever filed pro se in a lawsuit? If you don’t know what it means (and I wish I didn’t), it means that you represent yourself as your own attorney.
Read More Jury rejects plaintiff’s pipe dream
September 1, 2006 By John McCoy
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 Jury rejects odor fade claim
February 1, 2006 By John McCoy
Aside from writing this column, I also defend propane marketers who are sued for liability in gas explosion accidents.
Read More Commercial customer safety exposed
April 1, 2004 By LP Gas
If you are sending little more than a bill to your commercial customers, your corporate assets are exposed.
Read More Only the qualified need apply
June 1, 2003 By LP Gas
In Crone v. United Parcel Service, Sarah Crone alleged that she was unfairly passed over for a promotion as a UPS dispatcher supervisor.
Read More Conversations you may record
May 1, 2003 By LP Gas
This advice may seem slightly off the wall, but I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked about the legality of recording telephone or face-to-face conversations and, more precisely, who must have knowledge of and/or consent to such recordings.
Read More Saving the family-owned business
December 1, 2002 By LP Gas
The family business and the family farm are not only a nostalgic partof our nation’s history, but a critical part of our national economy. That’swhy perpetuating the family business is such a crucial goal for so manypropane company owners across the nation.
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