Walmart has reached a $45 million settlement in a lawsuit that accused the retail giant of inflating prices of certain weighted goods. Customers may be eligible for up to $500 as a result of the settlement.
FILE - A Walmart sign is shown at the entrance to a store on June 25, 2019 in Pittsburgh. that accuses the retail giant of inflating prices of certain weighted goods resulted in a settlement where customers may be eligible for up to $500.
The lawsuit for the $45 million settlement was filed on Oct. 19, 2022, and claims Walmart overcharged shoppers for in-store purchases of certain "Weighted Goods" including poultry, pork, seafood products and "Bagged Citrus.", the lawsuit accuses the company of "unfair and deceptive business practices to deceivingly, misleadingly, and unjustly pilfer, to Walmart's financial benefits, its customers' hard-earned grocery dollars.
The lawsuit alleges customers have been, and continue to be, subjected to three systemic unfair and deceptive business practices: falsely inflating product weight, mislabeling weight of bagged products and overcharging of sold-by-weight clearance products."We still deny the allegations, however, we believe a settlement is in the best interest of both parties," a Walmart spokesperson toldAnyone who shopped in a Walmart store in the United States or Puerto Rico between Oct.
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