THOMPSON'S GAS & ELEC. SERVICE, INC. v. BP AMERICA

No. 08 CV 2693.

691 F.Supp.2d 860 (2010)

THOMPSON'S GAS & ELECTRIC SERVICE, INC., a Maryland corporation, Regions Propane-Alabama, LLC, an Alabama Limited Liability Company, Suburban Gas Propane Partners, LLC, a Maryland Limited Liability Company, Shelby Propane Gas Company, Inc., an Alabama corporation, and Deupree Gas, Inc., an Alabama corporation, Plaintiffs, v. BP AMERICA INC., BP Corporation North America Inc., BP International Services Company, BP Products North America, Inc., BP Energy Company and BP America Production Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

February 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Heil, Cray Huber Horstman Heil & Vanausdal LLC, John P. Palumbo, Jensen & Palumbo, Ltd., Scott Dwight Pfeiffer, Cray Huber Horstman Heil & Vanausdal LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Richard Cartier Godfrey, Andrew A. Kassof, David J. Zott, Kathryn Frances Taylor, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES B. ZAGEL, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

There is little dispute regarding the facts in this case. As part of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the government,1 Defendants BP America Inc. and BP Products North America, Inc. ("BP Defendants" or "Defendants") admitted that in February 2004, some of its traders manipulated the February 2004 TET propane market, propane stored...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases