Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Files Lawsuit Against Logitech Over Tariff Refunds Which the Company Has Not Returned to Customers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 18, 2026, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP (“CPM”) filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, against Logitech Inc. (“Logitech”), on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of consumers who purchased Logitech products at prices the company quietly inflated to cover the costs of tariffs, now reimbursed by the federal government.

The complaint alleges that Logitech raised U.S. retail prices on roughly half of its product catalog, by an average of 14 percent and as much as 25 percent on individual items, without ever telling consumers. The complaint further alleges that Logitech has not returned any of those increases, even after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 that the underlying tariffs were unlawful. The government has begun refunding the tariff money to manufacturer entities and others.

The complaint states that Logitech’s own executives told investors, quarter after quarter, that the April 2025 price increases were designed to offset the tariffs. As stated in the complaint, on a recent earnings call, Logitech’s Chief Financial Officer, Matteo Anversa, said the pricing actions delivered approximately 150 basis points of gross margin benefit, more than double the roughly 70 basis points that the tariffs were projected to cost the company. The lawsuit alleges Logitech never disclosed any of this to their customers.

Starting in early 2025, President Trump used emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to place new tariffs on almost all U.S. imports from other countries. The IEEPA tariffs first targeted goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, and soon were applied to goods from nearly every country that the U.S. trades with. Companies that import goods, like Logitech, had to pay these tariffs to the government. In total, the government collected an estimated $166 billion in these tariffs, and much of that cost was passed on to everyday shoppers through higher prices.

The U.S. Supreme Court held that the President did not have the legal authority to impose tariffs this way and ruled that these tariffs were illegal, holding that “IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., writing for the majority, explained that the power to impose tariffs is “very clear[ly] . . . a branch of the taxing power” that the Framers gave to “Congress alone,” and that tariffs “operate directly on domestic importers to raise revenue for the Treasury.” Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 46 S. Ct. 628 (2026).

Because the tariffs were ruled unlawful, the government is now refunding the money to companies like Logitech that paid them and passed them on to the customers. The government’s refunds only go to companies that paid the tariffs directly. Customers who actually covered tariff costs through higher prices at the store don't get anything back from the government directly. To date, the government has returned $100 billion in refunds to thousands of affected companies.

The complaint alleges that Logitech recovered revenue from its customers through higher prices and has not returned or made possible the return of tariff refunds to customers. Logitech charged its customers extra to cover the tariffs and now those extra costs are unlawful. The complaint alleges that Logitech got money back from the government, while its customers, who paid extra, are left with nothing. Below are the attorneys handling the case for the plaintiff consumers:

Joe Cotchett said, “Logitech blamed tariffs when it raised prices. Then the Supreme Court struck those tariffs down, and Logitech kept every penny. That’s not passing through costs. That's pocketing them.”

Sarvenaz “Nazy” J. Fahimi said, “As alleged, a large multinational corporation blatantly took advantage of its customers who rely on the integrity of manufacturers to sell their products to customers in good faith.”

Pierce H. Stanley said, “Millions of customers bought everyday products—a mouse, a keyboard, a webcam—and paid an invisible tax that the Supreme Court has now ruled should never have been collected. Logitech has the money. Customers deserve it back.”

Vasti S. Montiel said, “Logitech told Wall Street exactly what it was doing. It was raising prices to cover tariffs. Now that those tariffs have been declared unlawful, Logitech doesn’t get to keep the windfall.”

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