Missouri AG Schmitt files lawsuit against Gygr Gas
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today in press release that his office has filed a lawsuit against Missouri propane gas supplier, Gygr Gas.
The lawsuit alleges that Gygr Gas abruptly closed in the cold winter months 2022, failed to notify its customers that it would stop making the propane deliveries they depended on, and failed to refund customer prepayments for propane gas.
The lawsuit was filed in Cooper County, and seeks restitution for consumers from the corporate owner of Gygr Gas, Mark Thoele Inc. The lawsuit also seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties.
Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed an executive order temporarily relaxing the hours of service regulations for commercial motor vehicles delivering propane.
Current federal and state regulations limit the number of hours commercial truck drivers can operate to 11 consecutive hours. The order temporarily suspends these regulations for motor carriers transporting propane fuel. No other petroleum products or fuels are covered under the rrder.
The order will remain in effect until Jan. 3.
Parson also signed an executive order last week after Boonville-based Gygr-Gas ceased operations and stopped refilling tanks.
That order waives state laws and regulations that prevent gas companies from filing tanks owned by other gas companies, according to a governor's office news release. This will allow customers of Gygr-Gas to buy propane from other distributors.
"Gygr-Gas has reportedly ceased all business operations and is no longer serving its customers, leaving several thousand Missourians across 42 counties without propane service to their Gygr-Gas owned propane containers," Parson said in a release last week. The Attorney General encourages anyone affected by Gygr Gas’s alleged actions to contact his office at 800-392-8222, or to submit a complaint online.
