AGUILAR v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.

No. D030628.

92 Cal.Rptr.2d 351 (2000)

78 Cal.App.4th 79

Theresa AGUILAR et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

Review Granted May 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cohelan & Khoury, Timothy D. Cohelan, Isam C. Khoury, Margaret L. Coates; Daniel J. Mogin and Angela Milea Mogin, San Diego, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

John J. Sansone, County Counsel (San Diego), Diane Bardsley, Chief Deputy County Counsel, Timothy M. Barry, Deputy County Counsel; Casey Gwinn, City Attorney (San Diego) and Leslie E. Devaney, Assistant City Attorney, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Ronald C. Redcay, Richard C. Morse, John J. Kralik, IV, Susan C. Wright, Los Angeles; Post, Kirby, Noonan & Sweat, David J. Noonan, Sandra L. Lackey; Latham & Watkins, James W. Baker, Peter

H. Benzian, San Diego, John J. Lyons, Gregory N. Pimstone, Los Angeles, Julia E. Parry, San Diego; Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Robert A. Mittelstaedt, Craig E. Stewart, Caroline N. Mitchell; Paul R. Truebenbach, San Francisco; Hogan & Hartson, Mary Carter Andrues, Kirsten S. Harbers, John Mark Potter, Los Angeles, Andrew J. Kilcarr, Stephen G. Vaskov, Washington, Dist. of Columbia; Elizabeth J. Haeglin; Patrick J. Sullivan, San Diego, Kelly Scoffield, Gregory T. Kenny; Munger, Tolles & Olson, Ronald L. Olson, Bradley S. Phillips, William D. Temko, Los Angeles, Hojoon Hwang, San Francisco; Raymond V. McCord, Los Angeles; Robert E. Fuller, Universal City, Mark D. Litvak; Howrey & Simon, Los Angeles, Charles H. Samel, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, Dale J. Giali, Cheryl O'Connor Murphy, Los Angeles, Mark I. Levy, Alan M. Grimaldi, Washington, Dist. of Columbia; Lawrence R. Jerz, White Plains, NY; Blecher & Collins, Maxwell M. Blecher, Harold R. Collins, Jr., William Hsu, Los Angeles; Marylin Jenkins Milner; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Craig J. de Recat, Kevin O'Connell and Dennis Franks, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Appellants.

Neilsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, John E. Mueller, Andrew M. Wolfe, Mill Valley; McDougal, Love, Eckis & Grindle, and Glenn P. Sabine, El Cajon, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.


McDONALD, J.

The defendants in this class action lawsuit are companies that refine oil and market gasoline to California consumers.1 Plaintiffs' antitrust lawsuit asserts that defendants seized the opportunity provided by California's requirement that a cleaner-burning gasoline (CARB gas) be used in California, and agreed with each other to restrict CARB gas refining capacity and production, and fix CARB gas prices. Plaintiffs allege defendants...

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