stanar: I did receive that e-mail a few days ago, as well, and read thru it. It had to do with the way that gasoline expands when it is kept at a warmer temperature. Thus, when the weather (more accurately, the gas) is warmer, you get less gasoline into your car than what the numbers on the pump tell you that you received.

There is a proposed settlement that will likely be approved. This ends up being one of those class action suits where the consumers receive nothing, but the public good is done and the attorney's who helped enforce it are well-remunerated. (Heck, the govts were not doing their job in keeping the retailer in compliance, so the laws - that we passed thru our lawmakers - give private citizens that right.)

Costco will install "in certain states under specified conditions" devices (or pumps) that will automatically correct for temperature differences.

If you want to make a claim against Costco for the value of the gas that you did not receive - heck, if I had hours on my hands, I could get out all my receipts, check the corresponding AZ temperatures, do the necessary calculations, then file my own claim - then you need to exclude yourself from this suit.

If you do not plan on filing your own claim and/or lawsuit, you do not need to do anything, and the suit will finish up with you as part of the class that will benefit in the future from Costco being prompted to install the more accurate pumps!
Source(s):
http://www.Costco.com/fuelsettlement.pdf; personal experience

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