Overview

• Four county district attorneys alleged that Walmart sold produce, baked goods and prepared items underweight while charging prices above the lowest advertised rate.
• Under the settlement, Walmart will pay $5.5 million in civil penalties plus about $139,909 to reimburse investigation costs.
• The action was brought by the district attorney offices of Santa Clara, Sonoma, San Diego and San Bernardino counties and follows a similar $2.1 million overcharging settlement in 2012.
• Walmart must staff its roughly 280 California stores with employees responsible for verifying prices and weights to prevent future discrepancies.
• Consumers in the affected counties are encouraged to report any pricing or weight errors to their local Weights and Measures divisions.