Editing AutoZone (section)

==Lawsuits==
AutoZone paid $3.3 million to settle a lawsuit by the families of a family who was killed due to being rear-ended by an AutoZone-owned truck. The suit alleges that AutoZone was negligent in training the driver of the truck.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/AutoZone-pays-3-3-million-for-Bridgeport-13088329.php |title=AutoZone pays $3.3 million for Bridgeport family's deaths |work=CT Post |last=Tepfer |first=Daniel |date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>

AutoZone faced a lawsuit for gender discrimination in which the plaintiff alleged that men treated her differently when she was promoted and that she feared revealing a pregnancy to her superior. When the pregnancy was discovered, she alleges that her district manager pressured her to step down from her position. She was demoted in February 2006 and fired in November 2011. The jury on the case ruled in 2014 in favor of the plaintiff, awarding her $185 million in punitive damages as well as approximately $873,000 in back wages. AutoZone has announced its intention to appeal the verdict.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/AutoZone-Ordered-to-Pay-185M-in-Discrimination-Suit-283004671.html |title=AutoZone Ordered to Pay $185M in Discrimination Suit |work=NBC San Diego |last1=London |first1=Christina |last2=Nguyen |first2=Candice |date=November 17, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''s Jacob Gershman suggested that the verdict would be scaled back, noting that the jury verdict is not the end-all be-all.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/11/19/186-million-autozone-verdict-is-eye-opening-but-unlikely-to-stick/ |title=$186 Million AutoZone Verdict is Eye-Opening, but Unlikely to Stick |work=The Wall Street Journal |last=Gershman |first=Jacob |date=November 19, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>

A Georgia woman was fired after a customer insulted her and used multiple racial epithets against her. She alleges that the district manager told her to "suck it up," and she is filing a lawsuit against AutoZone for violating her civil rights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/autozone-worker-customer-unleashed-racist-tirade-and-got-fired/SllKqrTWXU4FZs1D6iSHjL/ |title=AutoZone worker: Customer unleashed racist tirade — and I got fired |work=AJC |last=Northam |first=Mitchell |date=January 24, 2018 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>

AutoZone came under fire from allegations that a district manager had told an employee to remove a flag displayed on the company's premises for the sake of improved diversity. AutoZone denies that and claimed that it was the poor means by which the flag was put up, with duct tape and suction cups.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/09/02/autozone-flag-removal/ |title=AutoZone Flag Removal |work=Snopes |last=Lacapria |first=Kim |date=September 2, 2016 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>

In June 2019 AutoZone entered into an $11 million settlement against with the State of California to resolve allegations that the company had violated state laws governing hazardous waste, hazardous materials, and confidential consumer information. AutoZone is charged with illegally disposing of millions of hazardous waste items, including used motor oil and automotive fluids, at landfills not authorized to accept hazardous waste.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-announces-11-million-settlement-against-autozone |title=Attorney General Becerra Announces $11 Million Settlement against AutoZone for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste Statewide |work=California Attorney General |last=Becerra |first=Xavier |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>