| Case | Cabanlit v. Home Depot Inc., No. 1:26-cv-02241 (shelf price vs. checkout price class action, filed February 27, 2026) |
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Status | No open settlement right now |
| Claim deadline | None announced |
| Estimated payout | Not announced |
| Proof required | Not stated |
| How to file | No claim form available |
There is no Home Depot class action lawsuit with an open claim form right now. As of September 29, 2026, no settlement is paying shoppers or workers, so there’s no deadline to meet and nothing to file. The most closely watched case is Cabanlit v. Home Depot, filed February 27, 2026, which claims items rang up 10% to 40% above the shelf price. It’s still in the early stages, along with four privacy suits filed from 2024 through 2026.
Below we cover what each case alleges, which ones already ended without a payout, why the 2014 data breach money is long gone, and how to tell a real Home Depot settlement claim from a scam.
Charged More Than the Shelf Tag? The 2026 Pricing Class Action
The pricing case alleges the retailer posted one price on the shelf and charged a higher one at the register for in-store purchases. Plaintiff Hazel Cabanlit filed it in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (case No. 1:26-cv-02241) and calls the practice a “bait and switch.”
The proposed class is broad. It covers anyone who bought merchandise at a U.S. store within the statute of limitations and paid more than the shelf display showed. That’s a national class on paper, but the litigation is at an early stage and a judge hasn’t granted class certification yet. Class certification is the ruling that lets one shopper sue on behalf of everyone in the same position, and it usually comes a year or more after filing.
What this means for you today:
- You don’t need to sign up. You have no obligation to do anything now. If the case settles, everyone in the class definition is automatically a member. A court-appointed administrator would then mail or email notice and open a claim form.
- Receipts may matter later. Overcharge settlements often pay more to people who can document a purchase. Keep receipts, or check that purchases show up in your Pro Xtra or online order history.
- No payout figure exists. Any site quoting a dollar amount per shopper for this case is guessing.
For the general mechanics of getting into a case once it settles, see our guide on how to join a class action.
California Already Fined the Retailer for Scanner Overcharges
The shelf price complaint isn’t new. Five California county district attorneys (San Bernardino, Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, and Sonoma) settled a civil enforcement case over “scanner violations” and false advertising for $1,977,251.28. That’s $1.7 million in civil penalties plus $277,251.28 in costs and restitution, resolved in San Diego County Superior Court.
This was a government case, not a class action, so shoppers never had a claim form. The useful part is the Price Accuracy Program the company agreed to run in California:
- Extra price audits and staff training at stores.
- A ban on raising prices on weekends, when shelf tags are least likely to be updated.
- Closer monitoring by county weights and measures inspectors statewide.
Most guides on this topic skip the fastest remedy. If you’re overcharged at checkout, point it out at the register first. If that doesn’t fix it, report it to your county’s weights and measures office, the local agency that inspects store scanners. The San Bernardino County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures lists a phone line and email for exactly these complaints. Those inspection reports are what built the California case.
Privacy Class Actions Still Pending in Court
Four U.S. privacy suits against the company are open, and none has a settlement. Each covers a different group of people, so being part of one doesn’t put you in another.
| Case | Filed | Court | What it claims | Who it would cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright v. The Home Depot Inc., No. 2:26-cv-00683 | July 30, 2026 | E.D. Virginia | Customer data the retailer collects was sold through the Orange Apron Media retail ad network and a LiveRamp clean room | Nationwide class plus a Virginia subclass |
| Schmierer v. Home Depot, No. 3:26-cv-03967 | May 1, 2026 | N.D. California | License plate cameras tracked drivers and shared data with law enforcement | Drivers whose plates were captured at California stores |
| Carbajal, No. 2:24-cv-00730 | April 2, 2024 | Arizona federal court | “Spy pixels” in marketing emails, with co-defendant Validity, Inc. | Arizona residents who opened a marketing email |
| Barulich, No. 2:24-cv-01253 | February 21, 2024 | C.D. California | Google Cloud Contact Center AI listened to customer service calls without consent | Callers covered by the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) |
The license plate case seeks at least $2,500 per person under California’s ALPR Privacy Act, and the AI call recording case seeks $5,000 per violation under CIPA. Those are demands in a complaint, not settlement values. Statutory damages that large rarely survive intact. Negotiated deals in privacy cases tend to pay a small fraction, split pro rata among everyone who files.
One privacy case is outside the U.S. A British Columbia court certified a class action in January 2025 over customer email addresses and purchase data from e-receipts that were shared with Meta, the company that owns Facebook. It covers shoppers in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador who gave an email for e-receipts between October 1, 2018 and October 31, 2022. Americans aren’t eligible.
Cases That Ended With No Money for Shoppers or Workers
Three recent cases got a lot of coverage and then closed without a cash payout to anyone in the class.
Facial recognition at self-checkout (dismissed)
Jankowski v. The Home Depot (N.D. Illinois, No. 1:25-cv-09144) argued that self-checkout cameras scanned face geometry, a sensitive type of biometric data, without the written consent Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires, which would violate that law. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed it without prejudice on October 31, 2025. No settlement terms were made public, and there’s no claim process.
The 401(k) fee case (dropped at the Supreme Court)
Pizarro v. The Home Depot began in 2018. Employees argued that plan fiduciaries let advisory fees run high and kept underperforming funds in the 401(k), the employer-sponsored retirement plan. The company won summary judgment in 2022, and the Eleventh Circuit affirmed in 2024. The workers then dropped their Supreme Court petition, which the Court dismissed on January 8, 2026, with each side paying its own legal costs. The case concluded with nothing paid to plan participants.
Payment terminal accessibility (fixes only)
Dalton v. Home Depot U.S.A. (D. Minnesota, No. 23-cv-02126) faulted the company for failing to give blind and low-vision customers audio prompts for cash back at checkout terminals. The settlement requires audio readouts on at least one terminal per store and manager training. Money went only to lawyers’ fees and costs ($65,000, including a $1,000 award for the named plaintiff). The final approval hearing was January 14, 2026, and no claim form was ever needed.
The 2014 Data Breach Settlement Closed Years Ago
The 2014 card breach settlement is the one people most often remember, and it can’t be claimed anymore. Hackers put malware on self-checkout registers and took about 40 million payment cards, plus 52 to 53 million email addresses.
The consumer class action (No. 14-md-02583, Northern District of Georgia) settled in March 2016 for at least $19.5 million: a $13 million fund for out-of-pocket losses and $6.5 million for 18 months of identity protection. Banks and credit unions settled separately in 2017, with a $25 million fund. Both claim periods ended long ago. If a site tells you it can still get you money from the breach, it can’t. For breach settlements that are open now, see our data breach settlement list.
How to Tell If a Home Depot Settlement Claim Is Real
A real class action settlement claim form comes from a court-appointed settlement administrator, and it only appears after a judge preliminarily approves a deal. When we checked in September 2026, none of the pending cases had reached that stage, so any “Home Depot settlement claim” page asking for your details today isn’t official.
Real notices share four traits:
- A case name and number you can match to a federal court docket.
- A deadline set by the court, usually 60 to 180 days after notice goes out.
- No fee to file. Official claims are always free.
- No request for your full card number or bank login. Payment details are only asked for when you pick a payout method.
Law firm “sign up” forms are a different thing. They’re intake forms for a firm’s own clients, not claims. They can be legitimate, but filling one out doesn’t file anything with a court. Our explainer on what a class action is covers the difference between being a class member and hiring a firm.
Class Action Lawsuit Home Depot: What to Do Now
Until a Home Depot class action lawsuit settles, a reasonable approach is simple. Keep receipts for purchases where the register price beat the shelf tag, and report overcharges to your county weights and measures office. Check our settlement deadlines list for claims that are open today. Cases filed in 2026 are unlikely to pay anything soon, as our guide on how long class actions take explains. We’ll update this page when a court approves a settlement in any of these cases.
Home Depot Class Action FAQ
Is there a Home Depot class action lawsuit I can join?
There’s nothing to join yet. The shelf pricing case and four privacy cases are pending, but none has settled, so there’s no claim form. If one settles, people who fit the class definition are included automatically and can file a claim then.
How do I file a Home Depot settlement claim?
You can’t file one right now because no settlement is accepting claims. When a deal is approved, a court-appointed administrator will post an official claim site and send notices. Filing is free.
Is Home Depot being sued for overcharging?
Yes. Cabanlit v. Home Depot, filed February 27, 2026 in Illinois federal court, claims some items rang up 10% to 40% above the shelf price. Separately, five California district attorneys settled scanner overcharge claims for $1,977,251.28.
Can I still claim money from the 2014 data breach?
No. The consumer settlement from 2016 and the financial institution settlement from 2017 both finished taking claims years ago. No new money is available from that breach.
Did Home Depot settle the facial recognition lawsuit?
No settlement was announced. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the Illinois biometric privacy case without prejudice on October 31, 2025, and there’s no claim process.
This page is general information about lawsuits involving Home Depot, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a licensed attorney.