Is There a Class Action Lawsuit Against Walmart in 2026?
Updated August 11, 2026 · By Class Action Buddy
Short answer: Yes — several. The biggest is the FTC’s $100 million settlement over Spark driver pay (February 2026), and Illinois shoppers filed a new voiceprint lawsuit in August 2026. But no Walmart settlement is open to shoppers right now: the $45M grocery-overcharge case closed to claims in June 2024.
What to do: If you drove for Spark, the FTC is paying $79M of that settlement straight to drivers — watch for FTC contact and check the FTC refunds page. If you’re a shopper, there is nothing to file today; everything else is closed, brand-new, or pays the class no cash.
Yes — Walmart faces several real class actions in 2026. The largest is a $100 million FTC settlement now paying Spark delivery drivers. But no settlement is open to shoppers right now: the $45M grocery-overcharge case closed in June 2024, and the newest suits — over Walmart building voiceprints from customer phone calls — were only just filed.
Walmart class actions — the short version
| Can a shopper claim money today? | No. No shopper settlement is open |
| Biggest 2026 matter | $100M FTC settlement — $79M paid to Spark drivers |
| Newest (Aug 2026) | Voiceprint / BIPA suits — Illinois callers, unresolved |
| Shoppers’ overcharge case | $45M weighted groceries — closed June 2024 |
| Cost to file, ever | Always free. Anyone charging you is running a scam |
Every Walmart case, and whether you can claim
1. The $100M FTC Spark driver settlement — the big one
On 26 February 2026 Walmart agreed to a $100 million judgment to settle charges brought by the FTC and eleven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin. The stipulated order was entered as FTC v. Walmart Inc., No. 3:26-cv-1655, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
The money is split three ways: $79 million goes directly to drivers, $10 million is paid to the FTC (which says it will also send that on to drivers), and $11 million is a civil penalty to the eleven states. The allegations are worth reading if you drove for Spark. Walmart is said to have shown drivers inflated base pay and tip amounts; failed to tell them the advertised tip was not preauthorized, so it vanished if the customer’s payment failed; split tips between drivers on batched orders without saying so; cut base pay when orders were pulled from a batch; and denied promised incentive pay. The FTC also alleges Walmart told customers that “100% of tips go to the driver” while sometimes keeping the tip (FTC announcement).
Can you claim? If you were a Spark driver, this is the one that may pay you. The FTC is distributing the $79 million as redress, so watch for direct contact from the FTC and check the FTC refunds index. There is no fee, and the FTC never asks you to pay to receive money — anyone who does is a scammer. Going forward Walmart must run a 10-year earnings-verification program and is banned from misrepresenting driver pay.
2. The $45M weighted-groceries settlement — closed to shoppers
This is the one most shoppers mean. In Kukorinis v. Walmart Inc., No. 8:22-cv-02402 (M.D. Fla.), Walmart settled claims that it overcharged for weighted groceries and bagged citrus — meat, poultry, pork and seafood sold by weight, plus organic oranges, grapefruit and tangerines sold in bulk mesh bags — for $45 million. The class covered in-person purchases between 18 October 2018 and 19 January 2024, and you could claim without a receipt.
The claim deadline was 5 June 2024, and it has passed. The court granted final approval on 28 June 2024, and the administrator (Angeion) has been paying valid claims — early reports put the average around $25. The window cannot be reopened, so any site offering to “file this claim” today is out of date or a scam. The administrator’s official site stays up for people tracking existing payments.
3. The voiceprint (BIPA) lawsuits — new in 2026, nothing to claim yet
The newest Walmart cases are about your voice. In August 2026, Illinois shoppers filed proposed class actions — including Krupke v. Walmart Inc., No. 1:26-cv-09305 in the Northern District of Illinois — alleging that when you phone a Walmart store, its AI voice system records the call and builds a “voiceprint” from your pitch, cadence and tone without the written consent Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires (court docket).
These suits are brand-new and unresolved — there is no settlement, no fund and nothing to file. If a case like this ever settles, BIPA sets statutory damages of $1,000–$5,000 per violation, and it would cover Illinois residents only. For now it is a lawsuit to watch, not money to claim — treat any “Walmart voiceprint payout” site as a scam.
4. The TeleCheck bounced-check case — in court, but pays no cash
Morris v. Walmart Inc., No. 1:22-cv-00016 in the District of Montana, alleged Walmart and its check processor TeleCheck did not warn customers that a bounced check could trigger repeated collection attempts and stacked fees. Walmart agreed to a $1.85 million settlement; the objection deadline was 23 April 2026 and the final-approval hearing was set for 27 July 2026 (official settlement site).
Here is the catch: there is no claim form and no cash for class members. The relief is non-monetary — Walmart changes the wording on its checkout screens and PIN pads. The class is broad (anyone who wrote a check at a US Walmart), but nobody receives a payment.
5. The “Nguyen” case — not what searchers think
People search for a “Tony Nguyen Walmart settlement.” The real case is Nguyen v. McMillon, No. 1:21-cv-00551 (D. Del.), a shareholder derivative action over Walmart’s role in the opioid crisis — a suit brought on behalf of the company against its own directors, not on behalf of customers. It resolved in late 2024: Walmart’s insurers paid the company $123 million, plus five years of governance reforms, as confirmed in Walmart’s own SEC filing.
So there is nothing for a shopper or driver to claim from it. If you came here looking for that case, that is the whole answer.
How to check for new class actions against Walmart
New class actions are filed regularly. The fastest way to know about one that you qualify for is to be notified by the settlement administrator (which only happens if your contact info is in Walmart's records and they're required to send notice). The next-fastest is to monitor a settlement-tracking service.
- Check our guide to settlements with no proof of purchase for the ones currently open.
- Sign up for Class Action Buddy — you'll get a push notification when a settlement opens that you qualify for based on your stored purchase history.
- Bookmark our open settlements page for the current filable list across all brands.
Reviewed by the Class Action Buddy team · last verified 11 August 2026.
What we checked. Every case above was read in a primary source, not a summary: the Spark settlement in the FTC’s own announcement; the weighted-groceries, TeleCheck and Nguyen matters in their federal court dockets and official administrators; and the new voiceprint suits in the court record filed in August 2026. We corrected the TeleCheck final-approval date, which the court moved from May to 27 July 2026. An earlier version of this page listed two further cases — one about app-pickup fee disclosure and one about Walmart’s membership auto-renewal — that could not be verified in any source, so both were removed rather than repeated.
We build claim-filing software, so the distinction we press hardest is between a judgment and a claims process. A headline like $100 million tells you a company has been penalized; it does not mean money is waiting for you, and often none reaches individuals. Class Action Buddy is a self-service tool that helps you complete and submit official claim forms — it is not a law firm, does not give legal advice, and does not file on your behalf.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Walmart settlement I can claim in 2026?
For shoppers, no — Walmart's $45 million weighted-groceries settlement closed to claims on 5 June 2024 and cannot be reopened. Spark delivery drivers are the exception: the FTC is distributing a $100 million settlement, so watch for FTC contact. The separate TeleCheck case pays class members no cash.
What is the Walmart Spark driver settlement?
In February 2026 Walmart agreed to a $100 million judgment with the FTC and 11 states over how it advertised pay to Spark delivery drivers — inflated base pay and tips, tips split across batched orders, and denied incentives. Of that, $79 million goes directly to drivers as FTC redress. It covers drivers, not shoppers.
Is Walmart being sued for recording customer calls?
Yes. In August 2026 Illinois shoppers filed proposed class actions — including Krupke v. Walmart — claiming Walmart's AI phone system records calls and builds a voiceprint without consent, violating Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The cases are new and unresolved, so there is no settlement and nothing to claim yet.
Was there a Walmart lawsuit about overcharging customers?
Yes — the $45 million weighted-groceries settlement (Kukorinis v. Walmart) resolved claims that Walmart overcharged for groceries sold by weight, including meat, poultry, seafood and bagged citrus. Shoppers could be paid without a receipt, but the claim window closed on 5 June 2024.
What is the Tony Nguyen Walmart settlement?
It is not a consumer case. Nguyen v. McMillon was a shareholder derivative action over Walmart's role in the opioid crisis — brought on behalf of the company against its own directors. It resolved in late 2024 with insurers paying $123 million to Walmart itself, so there is nothing for a customer or driver to claim.
How do I join a Walmart class action, and where is the claim form?
US class actions are opt-out, so you are included automatically if you fit a class a court approves — there is nothing to join in advance. The only step you take is filing a claim after a settlement is approved, and for Walmart shoppers there is no open claim right now. Filing is always free; any site charging a fee is a scam.
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