Lowe's Tariff Refund Class Action Lawsuit: Who May Be in the Class

A new lawsuit accuses Lowe's of raising prices on goods to cover tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), then holding onto refunds the government issued after the Supreme Court struck those tariffs down in February 2026. According to the complaint, Lowe's has collected roughly $80 million in refunds so far, money the suit claims should flow back to the customers who allegedly paid the inflated, tariff-padded prices in the first place.

The core problem, as the complaint frames it: ordinary shoppers have no direct path to recoup these costs, since only the importing company can request a refund from the government. That structure, the lawsuit argues, means Lowe's could effectively get paid twice over the same tariff, once from customers at checkout, and again from the government after the tariffs were invalidated.

Lowe's has not yet responded in court, and no court has found any wrongdoing. The claims remain allegations only.

Anyone who purchased tariffed goods from a Lowe's store or Lowe's.com between February 1, 2025 and February 24, 2026 may fall within the proposed class described in the case.