Walmart's Biggest Class Action Settlements
Walmart has faced significant class action litigation on multiple fronts. On the consumer side, Walmart settled claims over weighted goods and fresh deli department items that were mislabeled with artificially inflated weights, overcharging customers on products sold by weight. Walmart Pharmacy has settled claims of systematically overcharging customers for generic prescription drugs versus competitor pharmacy prices. Walmart also settled a multi-state attorney general investigation into tobacco marketing practices and has faced repeated class actions over deceptive pricing tactics — including advertising false "original prices" to make discount savings appear larger than they actually were. On the employment side, Walmart has settled massive class actions over off-the-clock work, meal and rest break violations, and gender discrimination in its U.S. store workforce.