Florida drivers are suing Shell and its refiner, Motiva Enterprises, claiming defective gasoline damaged their cars. Lawyers for Miami-area motorists with broken gas gauges will seek more than $100 million in damages. The suit estimates 1 million vehicle owners pumped high-sulfur gas supplied by the Shell-owned refinery before Shell and Texaco shut down about 400 stations just before the Memorial Day weekend.
Posted by Editor at June 9, 2004 12:22 PM