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Oklahoma joins federal, multistate case over Dollar General pricing
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states in a lawsuit alleging Dollar General charged customers more at checkout than prices posted in stores or ads. The complaint says the company received tens of thousands of complaints and failed to adequately prevent the overcharges.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states in a lawsuit accusing Dollar General of routinely charging customers more at checkout than the prices displayed on shelves, tags and advertisements.
The complaint was filed Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office. It alleges that the discount retailer mislabeled prices and overcharged customers despite knowing about the problem for years. The lawsuit says the alleged practices cost customers millions of dollars.
The filing further claims that thousands of Dollar General stores had overcharges, that the company lacked adequate safeguards to prevent them and that it had received tens of thousands of customer complaints nationwide.
The other states joining the case are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
The allegations have not been established in court. The complaint seeks to address what the states and federal regulators describe as deceptive pricing practices affecting shoppers across the country, including in Oklahoma.