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Explain this story: US judge rejects class action over Energizer, Walmart battery prices
A federal judge in San Jose has rejected class-action status for lawsuits accusing Energizer and Walmart of conspiring to inflate disposable battery prices. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that consumers and wholesale purchasers must pursue their claims individually due to a lack of common legal and factual issues across the proposed classes. The lawsuits, filed in 2023, alleged that Energizer raised wholesale prices for other customers to allow Walmart to offer lower retail prices, but the judge found the plaintiffs' pricing models insufficient to establish class-wide antitrust impact.
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A federal judge in San Jose has rejected class-action status for lawsuits accusing Energizer and Walmart of conspiring to inflate disposable battery prices. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that consumers and wholesale purchasers must pursue their claims individually due to a lack of common legal and factual issues across the proposed classes. The lawsuits, filed in 2023, alleged that Energizer raised wholesale prices for other customers to allow Walmart to offer lower retail prices, but the judge found the plaintiffs' pricing models insufficient to establish class-wide antitrust impact.
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Published Sep 29, 2026, 11:12 ET · on this site +1h 36m