Walmart Wins $623K Attorney Fee Sanction Against Plaintiff In Avocado Oil Case

( December 23, 2025, 2:00 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge awarded Walmart Inc. more than $623,000 in attorney fees against two attorneys as sanction for bringing a frivolous class action based on the plaintiff’s alleged in-store purchase of Walmart avocado oil, which after multiple rulings including a grant of class certification was revealed to have been made online and therefore was subject to a binding arbitration agreement....