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Litigation

Jul. 8, 2015

Suit against BP alleging bad faith business practices will go to trial

A suit filed against BP West Coast Products in 2011 will go to trial on Wednesday, alleging gasoline price manipulation and bad faith business practices, among other complaints.


By Andy Serbe


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A dispute between four gas station franchisees and a subsidiary of British
Petroleum heads to trial here this week and could help determine the outcome of more
than 600 lawsuits pending against the gas giant.


The plaintiffs accuse BP West Coast Products of manipulating prices and forcing them
to buy substan...

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