Gasoline

Class Action Suit Includes Local Honda SUV Owners

A class action lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Cook County after local owners of Honda CRVs complained of falling ill from an odor–and their attorney says there could be hundreds of others–if not more–who have yet to come forward. Every time Carol gets in her CRV she says she doesn’t know when she’ll smell gasoline. NBC 5 is not using Carol’s last name due to concern over her privacy.


Attorneys Fees Ruling Comes in ‘hot Fuel’ Case

Attorneys who represented consumers in “hot fuel” class-action cases — contending overcharges for gasoline that expands in the heat — should receive $18.9 million for their legal work, a federal judge in Kansas ruled this week. The decision comes after earlier still-contested settlements in the case, where some companies agreed in early 2015 to give station owners $23 million to fix their fuel …