Oil Companies Say World War II Contracts Indemnify Them From Avgas Cleanup Costs

Mealey's (October 19, 2022, 2:36 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the third separate case on the issue before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, four oil companies have moved for summary judgment against the United States in litigation seeking costs they incurred from cleaning up a site where they manufactured aviation gasoline (avgas) at the request of the United States during World War II in exchange for indemnification of future federal law claims brought against them relating to production of the avgas....