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Truckers and motorists nationwide have filed a class action lawsuit against 17 big oil companies and other oil retailers, accusing them of engaging in deceptive practices against consumers
According to the consumer fraud suit, filed in San Francisco U.S. District Court, the oil companies allegedly sold hot fuel—motor fuel that is above the national 60 degree standard—and failed to compensate the consumer.
The lawsuit seeks damages incurred by the consumer for alleged overcharges and the installation of special temperature equipment at all fuel pumps that would prevent this practice from occurring again.
Consumers Ripped-Off
According to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (not a plaintiff in the case), the sale of hot fuel is costing the consumer over $2 billion annually.
“Hot fuel is motor fuel sold in the U.S. at a temperature above the century-old national standard of 60 degrees,” said the association''s project leader. “At hotter temperatures, fuel expands, reducing the energy content in a gallon.” Siebert goes on to add that the hotter the fuel, the more consumers are being ripped-off.
Joan Claybrook, president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, agrees. “To add insult to injury, consumers who are sold hot fuel at already high prices are being ripped-off twice,” she claims. “First, they receive less fuel than they have paid for. Second, they are paying prices that are already too high. This has enabled oil companies to make record profits and has led to outrages such as the record $400 million retirement package last year for Exxon''s former CEO.”
Named defendants in the class action include Chevron USA, Valero Marketing and Supply Co., Circle K Corp., Pilot Travel Centers, Wal-Mart Stores, 7-Eleven Corp., and more.
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