Chicken Weight Fraud Lawsuits: Kroger, Walmart Overcharging Customers?

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are investigating whether class action lawsuits can be filed against Kroger and Walmart in light of reports that some of their chicken products weigh much less than the amounts stated on labels.

Specifically, one woman posted a now-viral video in which she placed two packages of chicken on a scale at Walmart and found that they each weighed less than half the amount stated on the packaging. Others claimed to have had similar experiences, with one user commenting that the weight on the chicken they checked was off “by over a pound” and another claiming that “all [W]almart meat” is “usually marked wrong.” Another consumer wrote that the apparent chicken weight problem extends beyond Walmart, stating that a product they purchased at another grocery store weighed over a pound and a half less than what the label said. Indeed, one local ABC news station reported inaccurate chicken weights specifically at Kroger.

The attorneys believe Walmart and Kroger customers may have been overcharged for chicken products and are looking to hear from buyers in certain states who noticed that their chicken weighed less than the weight stated on the packaging.

Specifically, they want to speak with Kroger customers in California, Colorado, Illinois, Ohio and Washington and Walmart customers in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Washington.

Walmart Grocery Weight Lawsuits

Walmart has previously faced class action lawsuits over its pricing of sold-by-weight goods. Specifically, a lawsuit that settled in 2020 claimed the retailer charged more at the register than the advertised unit price for meat and other packaged goods that were marked down from their original prices.

Another lawsuit filed against Walmart in October 2022 accused the retailer of artificially inflating the weight and unit prices of certain produce and meat products. According to the case, Walmart’s point-of-sale software is programmed to “falsify weights, unit prices and ultimate product prices” so that customers end up paying more for certain items than advertised on labels and shelf tags. The lawsuit claimed that the apparent discrepancies were “not mere errors” but symptoms of “a programmed fraudulent scheme” to overcharge customers. Walmart agreed to settle the grocery weight fraud lawsuit for $45 million in November 2023.

How Could a Class Action Lawsuit Help?

Class action lawsuits against Walmart and Kroger could help buyers get back some of the money they spent on chicken products that may have been labeled with an inaccurate weight. A lawsuit could also force the grocery stores to change how they label their chicken products to ensure that the weights are correct.

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