Costco, along with other fuel retailers, has been sued over the way it measures gallons of fuel in some states. The putative class plaintiffs have settled the case--for zero dollars for the class, and ten million dollars for the attorneys. You are a member of the Settlement Class and are affected by the proposed settlement if you purchased gasoline from Costco at a temperature above 60 degrees, between January 1, 2001, and April 22, 2009, and reside in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, the District of Columbia, or Guam. CCAF will be representing two class members who find the settlement objectionable.
(Updated to reflect status of case.)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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4 comments:
Although I did not purchase alot of gas from Costco, I am a member of the class. Given the absurd settlement in this case, I object! If I over paid, where is my 3 cents - or 1/2 cent per 10 gallons, or what ever? This is a perfect example of why consumers can be outraged about attorneys and the legal system. If you want to use me as a poster child for this contact me: m a g i c l 1 @ p a c b e l l . n e t I paid cash and have no receipts.
I would love to know the identity of this judge: name, political party, and source of campaign contributions.
I find the settlement objectionable and bought gas at a Los Angeles Costco when it was over 60 degrees a number of times. Adviceamy (at) a o l
What kind of law firm would accept a settlement where the victim receives no recovery, only the promise that "they won't do it again?"
Who are these lawyers? Did they even pass the bar exam?
This borders on consumer fraud. The victims were cheated by costco and then cheated by crappy incompetent lawyers!
To add insult to injury, the lawyers representing the victims agreed that costco doesn't even have to say they did anything wrong!!
Exclude me from the class! These lawyers don't deserve a dime by including me in this.
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