Los Angeles Times: Chevron, Shell to Face Antitrust Trial
By Lisa Girion, Times Staff Writer
June 2, 2004
A federal appeals court reverses the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by L.A.-area gas station owners over the firms’ joint ventures.
A federal appellate court, pointing to a pact between Shell Oil Co. and Texaco Inc. to sell gasoline at the same price, ruled Tuesday that the companies must face trial for alleged antitrust violations.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Pasadena, reversed an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge George H. King dismissing a lawsuit brought by the operators of 39 Los Angeles-area gas stations.