Subpart V Crude Oil Refund
(Philip P. Kalodner v. Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy, et al., 310 F.3d 767 (D.C. Cir. 2002))

In the 1980s, the Court ordered major oil companies to refund crude oil overcharges because they had allegedly been fixing the price of petroleum at the well head. The Court awarded $8 billion in refunds; $7 billion went to the states and $1 billion was set aside for petroleum purchasers. The Department of Energy (DOE) administered proceedings to make refunds available to members of the class action, which included buyers who bought refined petroleum products between 1973 and 1981. We assisted petroleum buyers eligible for refunds, such as churches, schools, and companies, in filing for refunds. In one of our proudest recoveries, we helped a church obtain refunds on 1.5 billion gallons of crude oil.

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