Calif. consumers file second amended antitrust class action against oil refiners
( September 18, 2026, 15:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: California consumers filed their second amended complaint challenging an alleged unlawful scheme by the five largest oil refiners operating in California — Chevron, Valero, PBF, Marathon and Phillips 66 — to inflate the reported compliance cost of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, and to pass those inflated costs on through increased gasoline prices. See attached file. ...
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