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Exxon Dealer Class Action Lawsuit
If you were an Exxon dealer between March 1, 1983
and August 28, 1994, or if you own the rights to an Exxon dealership during
that period, you may be entitled to recover money. If you were a direct served dealer who owned or operated
an Exxon service station between March 1, 1983 and August 28, 1994, and
were party to one or more Sales Agreements with Exxon Corporation, you
are a member of a class which recently won a jury verdict against Exxon. If you were an Exxon direct served dealer during the time
period described above, or if you otherwise acquired the rights of someone
who owned or operated an Exxon direct served service station during this
time, you may be entitled to recover money. Description of the Lawsuit In 1991, a group of current and former Exxon direct served
dealers filed a lawsuit against Exxon. The dealers alleged that Exxon
had been overcharging all of its direct served dealers for the wholesale
price of motor fuel since August 1982. The dealers filed the claim as
a class action, meaning that it was on behalf of all dealers who purchased
motor fuel directly from Exxon, and who were parties to one or more Sales
Agreements with Exxon. In 2001, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the dealers.
The jury found that beginning on March 1, 1983, until August 28, 1994,
Exxon had overcharged its dealers on each gallon of motor fuel. The average
overcharge was approximately 1.3 cents per gallon on every gallon of motor
fuel Exxon sold to the dealers. Because Exxon sold over 40 billion gallons
of motor fuel to its dealers during this period, the total claim is substantial. All Exxon direct served dealers who bought motor fuel from
Exxon between March 1, 1983 and August 28, 1994 pursuant to a Sales Agreement,
and those people who purchased, inherited, or otherwise acquired dealers’
rights, are now eligible to submit claims for reimbursement of the overcharge,
except for dealers who previously requested to be excluded from the class.
All those who seek to share in the recovery must submit a Proof of Claim
form by August 29, 2004. What you should do it you think you may be entitled to recover
If you believe you are or may be a member of the class and
want to pursue your claim, you should call 1-888-769-7759 or go to www.exxondealerclassaction.com
and request that a Proof of Claim form be mailed to you. When you receive
the form, fill it out carefully and return it in accordance with the instructions
that you will receive along with the form. If you do not submit the Proof
of Claim form by August 29, 2004, you will not be able to recover any
money even if you determine later that you are a part of the class. Until this case is finally resolved, you should save every
single record related to your station that is in your possession. These
records may be needed to process your claim. If you have any information about other dealers who may
be eligible to file a claim in this case, or people who may have acquired
dealers’ rights, please get in touch with them and encourage them
to request a Proof of Claim Form. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 1-888-769-7759 OR GO TO WWW.EXXONDEALERCLASSACTION.COM
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