Class action filed October 2026
Walmart Marketplace Retailer Class Action Litigation Information Website
The purpose of this website is to disseminate information regarding pending class action litigation commenced against Walmart Inc. relating to Walmart’s reliance on §5 of the Comprehensive Walmart Marketplace Program Retailer Agreement to withhold funds in the Retailer Accounts of terminated Retailers.
- Status
- Filed — Pending
- Case name
- Hangzhou Aodu Network Technology Co., Ltd., et al. v. Walmart Inc.
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division
- Case number
- 5:26-cv-05287-DCF
Several terminated Walmart Marketplace Retailers have filed a Class Action Lawsuit against Walmart Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. The Plaintiffs allege that Walmart’s withholding of terminated Retailers’ funds violates various aspects of Arkansas law, and that the Walmart Marketplace Retailer Agreement’s provisions which Walmart relies upon for doing so are an illegal penalty and void as a matter of law.
The lawsuit seeks relief on behalf of all Walmart Marketplace Retailers who are parties to Walmart’s Comprehensive Walmart Marketplace Program Retailer Agreement who have had funds withheld by Walmart pursuant to §5 of those Agreements and further seeks the return of funds withheld on this basis. The Court has not yet determined whether or not Plaintiffs can prosecute this litigation on behalf of a Class and has not made any rulings as to the substance of plaintiffs’ allegations in the lawsuit.
You may view or download the Class Action Complaint and other filings by clicking on “Court Documents” above. If you are a present or former Walmart Marketplace Retailer, you may contact Counsel for the Plaintiffs using the contact information on the “Contact Counsel” page. If you would like to be informed of developments in the litigation, you may add your name to the Mailing List by clicking here.
To read Plaintiffs’ Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial, click here ↗
What you can do now if you are a Walmart Marketplace Retailer
Preserve all documentation relating to your Retailer Account
Preserve all of your documentation regarding your Retailer Account, including but not limited to Walmart’s termination email, Seller Center screenshots, and Settlement Reports. If you still have access to relevant documents online, download them now.
Follow the case
Subscribe to email alerts so that you learn about developments in the case.
3Contact Plaintiffs’ Counsel
If you have any questions about your legal rights, would like to provide Plaintiffs’ Counsel with information regarding your own experiences with Walmart as a Marketplace Retailer, or if you have any other questions about the litigation, you may contact the lawyers representing the plaintiffs below at no cost to you.
Counsel Representing Plaintiffs in this Litigation
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Aegis Law
Zhihui "Julie" Guo, Esq. · 99 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
+1 646-960-5929 · [email protected]
中文用户请联系 Aegis Law 的 Julie Guo(郭律师):电话 +1 646-960-5929,邮箱 [email protected]。
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Lax LLP
Robert I. Lax, Esq. · 380 Lexington Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10168
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McDaniel Wolff, PLLC
Scott P. Richardson, Esq. · 1307 W. 4th Street, Little Rock, AR 72201