The $65,000 Home Depot settlement resolves a class action brought by blind and visually impaired customers over inaccessible checkout payment terminals, and it pays nothing to individual class members. The $65,000 covers attorneys’ fees, legal costs, and a $1,000 service award to the named plaintiff. What class members get instead is a store-by-store fix: Home Depot has agreed to install accessible payment terminals in every U.S. location.
What the Lawsuit Alleged
Dalton v. Home Depot U.S.A. was filed on July 13, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.1Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Dalton v. Home Depot U.S.A. The named plaintiff, Julie Dalton, alleged that Home Depot violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act because its in-store payment terminals did not give people with vision impairments private, safe, and independent access to checkout.2American Council of the Blind. Class Action Lawsuit Towards Home Depot Inc
The complaint focused on the cash-back feature. Because the terminals lacked audio readouts and accessible interfaces, blind and low-vision customers could not independently select a cash-back amount or verify what was happening on screen during their transactions.3American Council of the Blind. Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
What the Settlement Requires Home Depot to Do
Home Depot agreed to update or replace software on at least one payment terminal in every U.S. store so that the terminal offers audio readouts and a tactile keypad for visually impaired shoppers. The company will also provide specialized training to store managers on how to use and maintain those terminals.4Marca. Home Depot Class Action Settlement
Home Depot has four years from the settlement’s effective date to complete the rollout across its U.S. footprint.
Why There Are No Individual Payouts
The full $65,000 monetary component is consumed by attorneys’ fees, legal costs, and the $1,000 service award to Julie Dalton as class representative.4Marca. Home Depot Class Action Settlement Class members receive no cash. Because the relief is structural rather than monetary, there is no claim form to submit and no payout to wait for. The upgrades will roll out automatically at Home Depot stores nationwide.
Status of the Settlement
The proposed settlement was announced in October 2025, and the American Council of the Blind helped circulate the notice to affected consumers. Objections were due by January 2, 2026, and a fairness hearing was set for January 14, 2026, in the District of Minnesota.3American Council of the Blind. Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit Following judicial review, the case moved into implementation, and Home Depot began rolling out the accessible payment terminals.4Marca. Home Depot Class Action Settlement
If You’re Thinking of a Different Home Depot Settlement
Several other Home Depot cases have produced payouts, and none of them involve the $65,000 figure. If you’re expecting a check, you may be thinking of one of these.
- A 2024 California case in which Home Depot agreed to pay nearly $2 million to resolve allegations of false advertising and checkout prices exceeding shelf tags. The San Diego County Superior Court judgment, entered August 26, 2024, included $1.7 million in civil penalties and roughly $277,000 in investigation costs, along with a required price accuracy program. Home Depot did not admit wrongdoing. Consumers did not receive direct payments in that case either.5CNN. Home Depot to Pay $2 Million Settlement for Overcharging Customers6Los Angeles County. Home Depot Settles Lawsuit Alleging Overcharging and False Advertising
- A 2021 EPA settlement in which Home Depot paid $20.75 million over alleged violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule.7U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Home Depot Settlement Information Sheet
- Settlements stemming from the 2014 data breach, including $13 million and $19.5 million in consumer class actions, $27.25 million to financial institutions, and $17.5 million to 46 states and the District of Columbia. Consumer settlement checks in that matter were mailed years ago.8New York Attorney General. Attorney General James Helps Secure $17.5 Million After Data Breach Home Depot9Top Class Actions. Home Depot Data Breach Class Action Settlement Checks Mailed
- A Canadian privacy class action certified in British Columbia in January 2025, alleging Home Depot shared customer data with Meta between 2018 and 2022. That case is still in litigation with no settlement announced.10CBC. Class Action Home Depot B.C. Lawsuit
The $65,000 figure is specific to the Dalton ADA accessibility case, and the only benefit reaching customers from it is the accessible payment terminals appearing in stores over the next four years.