Shopper Sues Costco for Tariff Refunds

Costco was among the first American corporations to sue the Trump administration for tariff refunds. Now, the warehouse club is facing a lawsuit demanding that those refunds be funneled back into shoppers’ pocketbooks. This week, plaintiff Matthew Stockov filed a lawsuit in a United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Costco inflated its prices due to the tariff shock. If the big-box retailer is issued refunds on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) t ...