In a settlement approved by an Oklahoma judge, Jiffy Lube has resolved 9 lawsuits filed against it for environmental surcharges tacked on to customer invoices. The lawsuits alleged that the environmental fees amounted to hidden charges added after the parties already reached an agreement on price. Jiffy Lube claimed it did nothing wrong, but agreed to provide 7 million customers with a $5 coupon and pay plaintiffs' attorneys' fees of $2.75 million to avoid costly litigation. A similar settlement should end the class action in New York.
Posted by franchiselawblog at December 2, 2004 05:39 PM