Consumer Protection Law
Oct. 22, 2026
Levi Strauss sued over $84M tariff refund after raising prices
A proposed class action alleges the jeans maker passed Trump administration tariffs on to consumers through higher prices, then kept the money after the tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court.
Levi Strauss & Co. has been sued for allegedly pocketing an $84 million federal tariff refund after raising prices to offset the import duties, leaving customers who paid those higher prices without compensation.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California by attorneys at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, alleges the San Francisco-based jeans maker unjustly benefited from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in early 2025 and subsequently invalidate...
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