FTC and 20 States Sue Dollar General Over Checkout Prices

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 20 states sued Dollar General on Monday, alleging the discount retailer charged customers more at checkout than prices displayed on shelves, tags and advertisements. The complaint was filed in federal court in the Middle District of Tennessee. Regulators allege the discrepancies generated millions of dollars in overcharges and that Dollar General did not adequately correct pricing problems despite receiving tens of thousands of consumer complaints. Those claims come from the government’s complaint and have not been proven in court. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and state consumer-protection laws. Michigan also brought claims under its Consumer Protection Act and Shopping Reform and Modernization Act, commonly known as the Scanner Law. The states joining the FTC are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin. The complaint describes alleged pricing discrepancies at thousands of locations. Dollar...