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Company: Sinclair Oil
Current Parent Company: HF Sinclair Corporation
Penalty: $800,000
Year: 2015
Date: August 21, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: A group of large oil companies agreed to settle litigation alleging that consumers were overcharged for gasoline that expanded on hot days.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Kansas
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:07-md-01840
Case Name: In Re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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