September 29, 2026
A California federal judge denied class certification Monday in three suits alleging Energizer schemed with Walmart to artificially inflate disposable battery prices, finding the buyers' economists' regression models comparing battery prices to lighting products could not reliably show the alleged agreement raised prices.
May 01, 2023
Walmart Inc. and Energizer Holdings Inc. schemed to artificially inflate disposable battery prices in violation of antitrust and consumer protection laws, according to at least three proposed class actions filed against them in California.