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}} | }}Founded in September 25, 1958 by Burt Holmes and Chester Cadieux Sr, [[wikipedia:QuikTrip|QuikTrip Corporation]] (also referred as QT or QuikTrip) is an American convince store with over 1,200 locations operating across Midwestern, southern, and western regions of the United States. [[File:QT Kitchens.png|alt=QT Kitchens|thumb]] | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | |||
* Discrimination against individuals with disabilities | |||
* Failure to disclose contents to customers | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===QuikTrip Discrimination === | |||
On April 2, 2010, [[wikipedia:United_States_Department_of_Justice|U.S Department of Justice]] filed a lawsuit against QuikTrip after complaints about inaccessible parking from two disabled individuals, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The case was resolved in April 13, 2011 with a $55,000 civil penalty fee and a $1.5 million settlement agreement that requires QuikTrip;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-16 |title=QuikTrip Settles With DOJ |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/quiktrip-settles-doj |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=CSP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-15 |title=Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims |url=https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-comprehensive-settlement-national-owner-gas-stations-resolving-ada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ada.gov/quiktrip_factsht.htm |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=U.S. Department of Justice}}</ref> | |||
* Achieve and maintain compliance with ADA accessibility requirements | |||
* Design and construct future stores so they comply with the ADA architectural standards and obtain a certification of ADA compliance for each future store | |||
* Require at least 2 fueling stations be accessible to individuals with disabilities | |||
* Maintain operation of remote management systems. | |||
* Ensure accessibility of their website | |||
https:// | === Rogers v. QuikTrip Corp Lawsuit === | ||
On May 2008, '''Mark Rogers, Terry O'Rorke, and William Wilson''' '''filed a case against QuikTrip, Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, and 7-Eleven for failing to disclose ethanol contents inside gas to customers. The case was dismissed on January 19, 2010,'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rogers v. QuikTrip Corp. |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/oklahoma/supreme-court/2010/457990.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Justia US Law}}</ref> '''ruling that companies don't have to disclose ethanol contents to customers.''' | |||
==See also== | |||
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* [[7-Eleven]] | |||
* [[Chevron]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||