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Kroger pharmacy customers face deadline for prescription price refunds

With Kroger's opt-out date approaching in the prescription price settlement, there's still a chance things could fall through, and the settlement is refunded. ©Image Credit: Facebook / Kroger

If you used insurance to pay for a prescription at a Kroger-owned pharmacy between Dec. 9, 2018 and Aug. 23, 2026, time is quickly running out to file a claim. Kroger still denies wrongdoing, and so far, no claimants have been paid.

$17 million Kroger prescription prices settlement still not approved

Despite a $17 million settlement reached in Kirkbride et al. v. The Kroger Co., final approval hasn't been granted. Claim forms are due Dec. 21, 2026, and a fairness hearing is set for Jan. 11, 2027.

According to the federal court docket, the only new items are a filing to "Withdraw as Attorney" on Nov. 5, 2026 and an "Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney" on Nov. 9, 2026. These notes don't make it clear which side the attorney withdrew from.

Kroger can still walk away

Another important date on the amended preliminary approval order also falls on Dec. 21, 2026. Kroger can still walk away because of opt-outs.

Kroger "has the right and option, in its sole discretion, to withdraw from and terminate the Settlement in the event that Settlement Class Members who opt out from the Settlement on or before the Opt-Out Deadline satisfy a certain set of criteria that the Parties have agreed upon, the terms of which are set forth in a separate, confidential Side Agreement (‘Triggering Criteria’).”

The settlement can be terminated

The opt-out only applies if the threshold was reached. The problem is nobody outside the case knows if that has happened. Even if that happens, class counsel then gets 60 days from Kroger's termination notice date to get opt-outs to withdraw.

Kroger does have a small chance of the settlement being terminated, which means the money would be returned to the company. The only action claimants can take now is to fill out the claim form before the Dec. 21, 2026 deadline.

Act now while you can

If you are eligible for part of the settlement, it's now or never, as they say. With the deadline to file your form fast approaching, there's no time to wait.

Source: Settlement Insight

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