Our attorneys conducted a two-week jury trial in Thurston County in which plaintiffs were suing a major oil company and our client, APP, for alleged violation of the Franchise Investment Protection Act and pricing practices alleged to be illegal under the Gasoline Dealers Protection Act. Plaintiff maintained it was entitled to recover $15 million dollars in damages plus attorney fees. Our client maintained that its pricing practices were fair and consistent with national standards. The jury awarded the plaintiff nothing and awarded APP $17,000 in unpaid invoices. The court also awarded APP’s and Chevron’s claims for attorney fees, pursuant to contract and statute. Our firm’s fees for the litigation were approximately half of the fees spent by Chevron in defending against the same claims.