LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The lawsuit between the state of Arkansas and a major dollar store retailer over the infestation of rats and other vermin in a warehouse will move forward in court.
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement Thursday saying that Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Moran Welch denied a motion to dismiss filed by attorneys representing Family Dollar and the store’s parent company, Dollar Tree, Inc.
Arkansas attorney general announces lawsuit against Family Dollar
The attorney general’s office first filed suit against Family Dollar in April of 2022, claiming the value retailer violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practice Act in connection with a number of cases of infestation of rats at a company warehouse in West Memphis where food items were stored.
The initial filing by state prosecutors stated that an inspection of the West Memphis facility by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found a dozen different issues and “countless examples of health hazards and failures to protect products from contamination.”