Walmart Seeks $745K In Attorney Fees From Plaintiff’s Counsel In Avocado Oil Case

( November 18, 2025, 1:39 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Walmart Inc. on Nov. 17 filed a brief in California federal court asserting that it is entitled to $745,422.75 in attorney fees from two attorneys who represented a plaintiff in a putative class action against Walmart for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by deceptively marketing avocado oil, and against whom the court ordered sanctions after finding that they acted “recklessly” and in “subjective bad faith” by bringing a frivolous lawsuit....