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Environmental & Energy,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jul. 8, 2022

Oil industry tracker fights subpoena in antitrust case

Maryland-based Oil Price Information Service says it should be shielded by a privilege that protects newsgatherers from having to turn over unpublished information.

A company that tracks the oil industry argued this week it shouldn’t be forced to cough up thousands of pages of information in a case seeking to show price manipulation.

Maryland-based Oil Price Information Service LLC isn’t a party to a major federal antitrust case at issue. Nor does the case cover the recent rise in gasoline prices in California and around the country. But the outcome of the dispute could help determine if the plaintiff...

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