Settlement Date:
06/10/2026
Case Name:
N/A (no case was ever filed)
Court Name:
N/A (no case was ever filed)
Court Docket Number:
N/A (no case was ever filed)
Plaintiff:
Mercury Policy Project, a Project of the Tides Center
Injunctive Relief:
See Section 5. Includes the removal of products from Walmart's website; the creation of a skin lightening products page on Walmart's website; enhanced vetting of products; mutual aid and knowledge sharing between the parties; and procedures and remedies for sales of covered products post-settlement.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 850,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 300,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 500.00 (See Section 5.5.3: "...if Walmart does not show MPP through test results that the specified Covered Product in question is not a Known Covered Product or does not contain Mercury in amounts greater than 1 ppm, or does not provide written verification to counsel for MPP confirming that Walmart has removed the Covered Product from Walmart.com in accordance with Section 5.5.2, in each case within the timeframes specified in the preceding paragraph, then Walmart shall furnish to MPP: (1) payment of four-hundred-dollars ($400.00) as a stipulated civil penalty for each unit of Covered Product sold since the Effective Date that is the subject of the [notice of exceedance], which shall be allocated in accordance with California Health & Safety Code section 25249.12, subdivisions (c)(1) and (d), (2) reimbursement of the purchase, shipping, testing, storage, and postage and delivery expenses incurred by MPP and MPP’s counsel in identifying the Covered Product, and (3) payment of one-hundred-dollars ($100.00) in attorney’s fees to MPP’s counsel. )
Total Payments:
$ 1,150,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94707
Phone Number:
510.900.9502
