Legal Opinion
Van Vranken v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
Decided October 10, 1989No. 9-101PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Judge:
Defendant/appellant Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Don Van Vranken, et al. (plaintiffs/appellees), prohibiting ARCO from retroactively reallocating crude oil costs. 699 F.Supp. 1420 (N.D.Cal.1988).
FACTS
In 1973, pursuant to the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, 12 U.S.C. section 1904, et seq. (“the ESA”), the Cost of Living Council (“the CLC”) promulgated mandatory price control regulations for all petroleum and petroleum products. These regulations permitted companies to pass along increases in crude…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1983
- Longview Refining Co. v. ShoreTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1977
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1983
- Naph-Sol Refining Co. v. Murphy Oil Corp.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. U.S. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1992
- Sinclair Oil Corp. v. AbrahamCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. United States Department of EnergyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1991
- Sinclair Oil Corporation v. AbrahamCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002