Do you buy packaged meat or bagged fruit from Walmart? You may be entitled to a settlement payment

If you acquired packaged meat or bagged fruit from Walmart in the previous five years or so, you may be qualified for a settlement payment.

The retail big has agreed in principal to shell out back again a fraction of what affected clients expended on the buys as section of an settlement with plaintiffs who claimed Walmart illicitly inflated the price of weighted merchandise at checkout.

Walmart has denied any wrongdoing, but agreed to the settlement to steer clear of a demo.

According to the settlement’s web site, everyone who can generate a receipt of their purchase, or can attest to having made a acquire, of packaged meat, poultry, pork and seafood and/or bagged citrus goods like natural and organic oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and navel oranges is eligible to acquire a payment. The obtain need to have transpired concerning Oct. 19, 2018 and Jan. 19, 2024.

The settlement entitles these claimants to 2% of the total value of their purchased merchandise, up to $500 — although that cap could alter when all statements have been filed and reviewed.