Top Class Actions  |  December 21, 2020

Category: Closed Class Actions

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UPDATE 2:

  • TCA viewers reported this settlement paying out $8.51 as of July 19, 2021.
  • Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got paid!

UPDATE:

  • The Walmart sales tax refund class action settlement was granted final approval April 22, 2021.
  • Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

Walmart has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve class action lawsuit claims that it failed to refund sales tax to customers.

The settlement benefits consumers who returned an item purchased at Walmart or Sam’s Club between July 17, 2015, and Nov. 25, 2020, and who were not given a full refund including the sales tax they paid on the original purchase.

Plaintiff Scott Pearlstone filed his Walmart sales tax class action lawsuit in December 2017, arguing the retail giant violated Missouri law by failing to include sales tax in consumer refunds.

Walmart’s return policy reportedly allows consumers to return items within 90 days of purchase. Depending on whether consumers have a receipt, they can receive this refund in store credit or through the original payment method.

Despite the terms of this refund policy, Walmart and Sam’s Club allegedly fail to include sales tax payments when they issue refunds to consumers.

Walmart has not admitted any wrongdoing but has agreed to resolve the claims against it with a $5 million settlement deal.

Under the settlement, Class Members can collect a cash payment, though exact payment estimates are not currently available. Final payment amounts will depend on the number of claims filed and the net settlement fund after the deduction of attorneys’ fees, costs and other expenses.

In order to benefit from the settlement, Class Members must file a valid claim form by April 1, 2021. Proof of purchase is not required with these claims.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is April 1, 2021. The final approval hearing for the Walmart sales tax class action lawsuit is April 21, 2021.

Who’s Eligible

Consumers who returned an item purchased at Walmart or Sam’s Club between July 17, 2015, and Nov. 25, 2020, and who were not given a full refund including the sales tax they paid on the original purchase.

Potential Award

Cash payments.

Exact payment estimates are not currently available. Final payment amounts will depend on the number of claims filed and the net settlement fund after the deduction of attorneys’ fees, costs and other expenses.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

04/01/2021

Case Name

Scott Pearlstone v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Case No. 4:17-cv-02856-HEA, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Final Hearing

04/21/2021

Claims Administrator

Walmart Sales Tax Refund Settlement Administrator
c/o Epiq
P.O. Box 2995
Portland, OR 97208-2995
1-800-462-2905

Class Counsel

Myles McGuire
Paul T. Geske
Brendan Duffner
MCGUIRE LAW PC

Defense Counsel

Naomi Beer
Francis Citera
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP

Matthew Turner
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

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476 thoughts on$5M Walmart, Sam’s Club Sales Tax Refund Class Action Settlement

  1. Shatory Blackmon says:

    Those post so old it’s from last year Wtf

  2. V. Egan says:

    10/01/2021 Received $8.51 check in Missouri.

  3. Alyssa Trout says:

    You must reply to the email they send or you won’t receive your payment. They let you chose how you want to be paid. I got mine yesterday via PayPal.

    1. Tammy Keller says:

      I received no email

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