Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1996

Year Resolved

1997

Settlement Amount

$300,000 attys' fees

Court

118th Judicial District, Howard County, Texas

Docket Number

96-04-38413

Lead State

TX

Participating States

TX

Defendant(s)

Big Spring Fuel Co.,
Southwest Convenience Stores, Inc., Charles Byron Harris d/b/a Dessert Oil Co., Parks Fuels, Inc., Ackerly Oil Co., Inc., Town & Country Food Stores, Inc., Robin Dijon Stanford, Charles Wesley Dunnam, and Bob Charles Parks

Case Description

State of Texas filed suit alleging defendants were conspiring to fix prices relating to the sale of gasoline in and around Howard County, Texas. The case settled after mediation. Defendants agreed to various reporting requirements and payment, collectively, to the State of Texas $300,000 as attorney fees and costs