Some California Drivers Are Eligible for a Payout From State’s Gas-Price Settlement

Drivers who bought gasoline in Southern California in 2015 have until Jan. 8 to submit a claim form for a payment from a $50 million settlement.

Filling up at a gas station in San Anselmo, Calif., on 12 June, 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Millions of Californians are potentially eligible to apply for a payout in a $50 million settlement with oil companies, the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Oct. 2.

“Market manipulation and price gouging are illegal and unacceptable, particularly during times of crisis when people are most vulnerable,” Bonta said in an Oct. 2 press release. “I am proud to deliver money back to Californians who were victims of gas price manipulation.”