Illinoisans Who Want To Join Walmart Lawsuit Have Until June 5th

Before we get into the numbers regarding the lawsuit against Walmart, I should point out that Walmart denied the allegations against them in the class action suit and also denied that they've done anything wrong...before agreeing to a multimillion dollar settlement.

According to a report from WGNTV.com, A lawsuit filed in October 2022 had accused Walmart of “falsely inflating” the weights of certain sold-by-weight groceries at the register, and incorrectly labeling certain sold-by-weight bagged produce items and sold-by-weight clearance items, resulting in customers overpaying at the checkout.

As we've seen so many times over the last few years from major retailers and big tech companies, sometimes it's just easier to settle the lawsuit and pay out some money to make it all go away. Just ask:

• Facebook
• Google
• Snapchat
• Instagram
• Johnson & Johnson
• Microsoft
• Target

Among many others.

If You're Not Familiar With The Term "Weighted Goods," It's Totally Okay, Because I Had No Idea What That Meant Until Reading About This Lawsuit Settlement With Walmart, And I Once Worked In A Grocery Store

Not that not knowing what weighted goods are all about doesn't really mean anything, since the only thing I've really retained from my days of working at Pineway Supermarket in Oregon, Illinois is that customers get really cranky when you drop the canned goods on top of their eggs in the bag.

According to WalmartWeightedGroceriesSettlement.com, "weighted goods," and "bagged citrus" are sold-by-weight meat, poultry, pork, and seafood products, and certain organic oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and navel oranges sold in bulk in mesh or plastic bags.

So what's the problem with the weighted goods and bagged citrus? The lawsuit alleged that persons who purchased at Walmart Stores certain “Weighted Goods” and certain "Bagged Citrus” paid more than the lowest in-store advertised price for those products.

Let's Get To The Information You Want: What Do You Do To Get A Payout From The Settlement, When Do You Need To Do It, And How Much Money Can You Expect To Receive

With $45 million waiting to be paid out, determining eligibility is fairly simple here; If you purchased weighted goods or bagged citrus in person at a Walmart store from October 19th, 2018, through and including January 19th, 2024, you're eligible to be a part of the settlement.

If you've made it that far, your next step is to submit a claim online or download a form to print and mail it to an address provided on the form. You must have that done by June 5th. Those without proof of purchase may receive between $10 and $25, depending on how many eligible products they say they bought during the settlement class period.

Customers with receipts or other documentation may get 2% of the total cost for each purchased product, up to a total of $500. Click here to be taken to the Walmart lawsuit settlement homepage to learn more and/or submit a claim.