Walmart’s Receipts Don’t Dispel Shelf Pricing Deception Claims

A Walmart Inc. consumer saw the revival of his lawsuit alleging the retailer’s shelf prices are different from what it ultimately charges customers, when the Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday a receipt isn’t enough to doom his deception claims.

“We reject the theory that providing a customer with a receipt after payment stating the actual price charged is sufficient, at least as a matter of law, to dispel any potential deception or unfairness caused by an inaccurate shelf price” the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said.

Lead plaintiff Yoram Kahn brought his proposed consumer class action against Walmart ...