Wal-Mart Settles With Overcharged Customers

Bentonville, Ark., As settlement with Wisconsin customers overcharged for bulk items such as grapes and grind-it-yourself coffee, Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $25,117.

State weight inspectors discovered that Wal-Mart was adding the weight of the bag when calculating charges by weight for the bulk products. For commodities sold by weight, the declared weight must be exclusive of the packaging.