Walmart facing class-action lawsuit over alleged ‘deceptive pricing’
(CNN) - Walmart must face a class-action lawsuit over allegations it engaged in “deceptive” pricing in its stores.
That’s according to a federal appeals court ruling from last week, which reversed a lower court ruling.
In the lawsuit, an Ohio man says he purchased more than a dozen items from a Walmart store in Illinois in 2022.
But the man claims prices for some of the items rang up 10-15% higher than the shelf price.
The lawsuit also alleges there were similar discrepancies in stores in five other states.
A judge dismissed the case last year and ruled Walmart negated any unfairness caused by inaccurate shelf prices by providing receipts after purchases.
But because of last week’s ruling, consumers can now try to prove the retail giant violated consumer protection laws.
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