Arkansas to receive $3.9M from settlement with Family Dollar over rat-infested warehouse

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 425

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Arkansas will receive $3.9 million from Family Dollar Stores to settle a lawsuit filed over a rodent-infested distribution center and the sale of consumer products from that facility, Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office announced Thursday.

Arkansas negotiated a $5.5 million settlement with Family Dollar, with $1.6 million of that suspended.

Griffin’s predecessor, Leslie Rutledge, sued Family Dollar and its-then parent company Dollar Tree Inc. in state court 2022 over the discovery of more …

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