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Walmart <\/a>has quietly settled a third lawsuit for the same accusation: False pricing and incorrect product weighting.<\/p>\n Supermarket News<\/a> reports that Walmart\u00a0just paid a $5.6 million settlement for a consumer protection lawsuit.<\/p>\n It happened in California, across the state’s 280 Walmart locations. The 2022 lawsuit\u00a0claimed that Walmart was overcharging\u00a0customers for items \u2014 more than what was on the price tag.<\/p>\n Additionally, the lawsuit claimed they were putting a heavier weight on items they process in store, like pre-sliced fruits, bakery items, etc.<\/p>\n “When someone brings an item to the register to be scanned, the price must be right. They expect it. California expects it. My office expects it, and we will apply the law to make sure of it,” Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen said.<\/p>\n Walmart does not admit any guilt with the settlement, they are just happy the issue is resolved.<\/p>\n But the\u00a0retail giant\u00a0was\u00a0dinged for this same exact thing two other times just last year:\u00a0They settled a lawsuit<\/a> which alleged the same thing was going on at 64 of their New Jersey locations. That settlement cost Walmart $1.6 million.<\/p>\n That pales in comparison to the class action lawsuit<\/a> that was filed earlier in 2024, in which Walmart had to pay $45 million to settle a nationally-scaled lawsuit, accusing the chain\u00a0of\u00a0inflating produce weight, mislabeling the weight of bagged produce and overcharging for clearance items.<\/p>\n According to their website<\/a>, there are 4,606 Walmart locations across America.<\/p>\nHow Many Walmart Locations Are in America?<\/h3>\n
Which State Has\u00a0the Most Walmarts?<\/h3>\n