Energy Crisis Relic

In an unpublished <strong><a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2018/08/01/17-16925.pdf">memorandum</a></strong> issued Thursday, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Sinclair Oil can pursue antitrust claims against three natural gas traders over price manipulations during the 2000-2002 energy crisis because a New York class action settlement only involved market trades, not direct purchasers like Sinclair.

SAN FRANCISCO – In an unpublished memorandum issued Thursday, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Sinclair Oil can pursue antitrust claims against three natural gas traders over price manipulations during the 2000-2002 energy crisis because a New York class action settlement only involved market trades, not direct purchasers like Sinclair.

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