ETC Sunoco Holdings v. USA

  1. June 08, 2022

    5th Circ. Rejects Sunoco's Duplicative $149M Tax Refund Bid

    Sunoco can't sue for a $149 million tax refund based on its motor fuel excise tax liability because the company already litigated and lost a nearly identical suit in the Federal Circuit, the Fifth Circuit said Wednesday, tossing the case.

  2. February 11, 2022

    5th Circ. Urged To Undo Sunoco's Loss In $149M Tax Refund Bid

    The Fifth Circuit should reverse a lower court decision barring Sunoco from pursuing a $149 million tax refund involving its gasoline excise tax liability, the energy company said Friday, disputing the government's assertions that it's impermissibly litigating an already-adjudicated issue.

  3. January 10, 2022

    Sunoco's $149M Deduction Case Rightly Tossed, 5th Circ. Told

    Sunoco's attempt to claim $149 million in tax deductions relating to excise taxes the company never actually paid was rightfully dismissed because the company already had litigated the issue in a separate forum, the government told the Fifth Circuit.

  4. November 09, 2021

    Sunoco's $149M Tax Refund Bid Wrongly Tossed, 5th Circ. Told

    A Texas federal court improperly dismissed Sunoco's $149 million tax refund bid involving its gasoline excise tax liability, the energy company told the Fifth Circuit, arguing the case wasn't precluded by previous litigation it pursued involving a similar legal issue.