A class-action lawsuit charged BP with violating the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act at ARCO gas stations and AM-PM Minimarkets in Oregon. The lawsuit alleged that the gas stations advertise their gasoline prices without condition, but when customers pay with debit cards they are charged a 35-cent fee on top of the gas purchase price. In January 2014, a state court jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, finding that BP recklessly violated the law and awarding $580 million in damages ($200 for each of the 2.9 million consumers who used a debit card to pay for gas at ARCO stations and AM-PM minimarkets between Jan. 1, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013).