The Miami Herald: Miami drivers sue Shell, refiner over high-sulfur gas
CATHERINE WILSON
Associated Press
Posted on Tue, Jun. 08, 2004
MIAMI – Motorists with broken gas gauges will seek more than $100 million in damages from Shell and its refiner Motiva Enterprises for repairs, insurance claims and lost time blamed on high-sulfur gasoline pumped in May, an attorney said Tuesday after filing suit.
The Florida Circuit Court suit estimates 1 million vehicle owners pumped defective gas supplied by the Shell-owned refinery before Shell and Texaco shut down about 400 stations just before the Memorial Day holiday weekend.