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Huge oil companies defeat US consumer claim over production, prices
Numerous oil companies consisting of Exxon Mobil and Chevron beat an appeal on Monday by customers who implicated them of conspiring with previous U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut oil production, increasing rates at the pump. In a 3-0 choice, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stated 2 dozen consumers could not pursue class action claims due to the fact that they concerned political questions and the oil-producing policies of foreign countries. The court also found an absence of proof that the oil companies violated antitrust law by conspiring to raise rates....