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Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Corp. owns the Speedway gas station chain.
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Attorney General Andy Beshear is reviving an 11-year-old lawsuit against Marathon Petroleum over gas prices during Hurricane Katrina. But a low-profile bill passed by the GOP-controlled legislature may help Marathon's case.
Attorney General Andy Beshear announced the settlement on Wednesday, saying he hopes lawmakers will dedicate the money for improving rural roads.
Former Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed the case in 2015, alleging gasoline supplier Marathon Petroleum Corp. and its Speedway retail stations charge monopoly prices for cleaner-burning gas in Louisville and northern Kentucky.
