Five Below consumer lawsuit over IEEPA tariff refunds
Five Below · Discount retail products · New Filing
About this case
A New York consumer filed a putative class action alleging that Five Below passed the cost of IEEPA tariffs to customers through higher prices but did not return tariff refunds it may have received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and actual damages; the current procedural stage is not otherwise specified.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Five Below
- Product or service
- Discount retail products
- Court case number
- 2:26-cv-04954
- Case status
- New Filing
- Lawsuit type
- Consumer
- Reported harm
- Competition Pricing
Participation information
Settlement Claim
No settlement class or claim eligibility has been established. The complaint seeks to represent consumers who purchased goods subject to IEEPA-based tariffs through Five Below retail channels.
There is currently no settlement claim form or claim-filing process.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Payout
- No settlement or payout has been established. The matter remains ongoing litigation at the complaint stage.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
Settlement Claim
No settlement class or consumer eligibility requirements have been established. The identified case is Johns v. Five Below, Inc., a proposed consumer class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 16, 2026.
There is currently no claim to file and no official claim form or settlement-administrator process.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Payout
- No settlement, settlement fund, claim form, or payout has been established; the case remains in litigation.