Walmart Faces Class Action Over Kids’ Huffing of Dust Spray

Walmart Inc. and AW Distribution Inc. are facing a proposed class action over the sale of dust removal spray that some purchasers intentionally inhale to get high.

The lead plaintiffs are a mother and daughter whose car was struck by a driver who was high on Ultra Duster, a computer dust remover spray containing difluoroethane (DFE) distributed by AW and sold by Walmart, the complaint alleges.

Because DFE is a central nervous system depressant, when inhaled, it causes “debilitating and impairing effects” such as unconsciousness, drowsiness, dizziness, suffocation, and paralysis, according to the complaint.

In addition to damages, the plaintiffs ...