West Memphis, Arkansas – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a major settlement with Family Dollar and Dollar Tree entities tied to a rat-infested distribution center in West Memphis that federal investigators said operated under unsanitary conditions for years while shipping products to stores across multiple states.
According to Griffin, Arkansas negotiated a $5.5 million settlement resolving the state’s consumer protection lawsuit against the company. Of that amount, the state is expected to receive $3.9 million, while an additional $1.6 million has been suspended as part of the agreement.
The lawsuit was originally filed in April 2022 after disturbing evidence surfaced involving severe rodent infestations inside the Family Dollar distribution facility in West Memphis…