In re California Gasoline Spot Market Antitrust Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE CALIFORNIA GASOLINE SPOT Case No. 20-cv-03131-JSC
MARKET ANTITRUST LITIGATION
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’
MOTIONS TO STAY AND DISMISS Re: Dkt. Nos. 222, 224
12 Plaintiffs allege that Defendants entered into horizonal agreements to restrain competition in the spot market for gasoline and gasoline blending components formulated for use in California. Plaintiffs filed a putative class action bringing federal and state antitrust claims as well as state law unfair competition and unjust enrichment claims against SK Trading International Co., Ltd. (“SK Trading”), SK Energy Americas, Inc. (“SK Energy”), Vitol Inc. (“Vitol”), and two individual defendants. Defendants’ joint motion to stay this action pending a related state court action and motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) are now pending before the Court. (Dkt. Nos 222, 224.) Having considered the parties’ briefs and having had the benefit of …