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In Re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:07-md-01840

Court:

Kansas

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Kathryn H. Vratil

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  1. April 09, 2012

    Casey's Reaches Settlement To Exit Hot Fuel MDL

    Casey's General Stores Inc. reached a settlement Friday in multidistrict litigation in Kansas federal court that accuses motor fuel manufacturers and gas stations including Chevron USA Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. of selling fuel without accounting for temperature expansion.

  2. April 04, 2012

    BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell Strike Deal To Exit Hot Fuel MDL

    Energy giants BP PLC, ConocoPhillips and Shell Oil Co. on Wednesday exited a Kansas multidistrict litigation alleging they illegally sold fuel without revealing or accounting for temperature expansion.

  3. April 03, 2012

    Judge Won't Ice Consumer Protection Claims In Hot Fuel MDL

    A Kansas federal judge ruled Monday that a jury can hear a class action alleging energy companies and gas stations violated the Kansas Consumer Protection Act by not disclosing that fuel sold at higher temperatures has less energy per gallon.

  4. March 23, 2012

    Judge Cools Off Conspiracy Claims In Hot Fuel MDL

    A Kansas federal judge on Thursday nixed from a multidistrict litigation class action claims that energy companies, gas stations and their trade associations conspired to keep technology that accounts for temperature expansion in motor fuels from being adopted in the U.S.

  5. January 20, 2012

    Energy Giants Lose Bid To Decertify In Hot Fuel MDL

    Energy giants including Shell Oil Co. lost a bid Thursday to decertify a class action accusing them of illegally selling fuel without revealing or accounting for temperature expansion, after a Kansas federal judge ruled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes should not upend the class.

  6. September 22, 2011

    Costco Gets Initial Nod For Class Deal In Hot Fuel MDL

    A Kansas federal judge on Thursday gave preliminary approval to an amended settlement class regarding defendant Costco Wholesale Corp. in a multidistrict litigation alleging deceptive retail practices for selling fuel at a specified price without adjusting for temperature.

  7. January 30, 2009

    Judge Denies Citgo Bid To Get Out Of Hot Fuel MDL

    Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s hope to be tossed from multidistrict litigation alleging an oil industry hot fuel conspiracy has been dashed, with a federal judge saying the request was premature at this stage of the case.

  8. February 22, 2008

    Court Nixes Motion To Throw Out "Hot Fuel" MDL

    A federal judge has allowed the “hot fuel” multidistrict litigation, pitting consumers in more than two dozen states against defendants including several major oil companies, to proceed. The decision keeps open the prospect of a potential class action alleging that gas prices at the pump are unlawfully elevated when the fuel's temperature goes above the standard of 60 degrees.

  9. October 09, 2007

    Consumers Reinforce Claims Of Fraud At The Pump

    Gas consumers across the United States' warmer regions stepped up their crusade against so-called hot fuel Monday when they filed a new 143-page, 39-count complaint in the multidistrict action now consolidated in Kansas.