Standard Petroleum Co. v. Faugno Acquisition, LLC

**43*154Standard Petroleum Company, the counterclaim defendant and the defendant, respectively, in the two cases that comprise this consolidated action (defendant), appeals from the trial court's orders certifying class actions against it. The class actions are premised on allegations that the defendant overcharged service station operators and franchisees for gasoline products.1 Generally, the defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion in certifying the class2 because it failed to apply the "rigorous analysis" that is required before such a certification may be granted. In…