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Walmart To Pay Millions For Overcharging CA Customers

Walmart will pay $5.6 million in penalties and investigation costs after being accused of overcharging customers by selling products with less weight than labeled, violating California laws.

  • Walmart agreed to pay $5.6 million in penalties after California prosecutors filed a lawsuit alleging the company overcharged customers and sold underweight products.
  • As part of the settlement, Walmart will allocate $5.5 million to civil penalties and $139,908.92 to cover investigation costs for California's Weights and Measures departments.
  • The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said the overcharging violated California's False Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws, and encouraged reporting suspected unfair business practices.
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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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