COLUMBUS, Ohio (AVC News) — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson and attorneys general from 19 other states have joined the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit accusing Dollar General of repeatedly overcharging customers and failing to correct pricing discrepancies.
The lawsuit alleges that Dollar General has mislabeled prices and charged customers more at checkout than the prices advertised on store shelves, despite company executives being aware of the problems.
According to the complaint, the retailer has collected millions of dollars in unlawful overcharges at thousands of stores. The lawsuit also cites tens of thousands of complaints from consumers nationwide who say they were charged more than advertised.
“The prices on store shelves are what customers should be paying,” Wilson said, arguing that continued overcharges have harmed customers.
The lawsuit marks the second time in recent years that the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has taken legal action against Dollar General over its pricing practices.
In November 2022, Ohio sued the retailer after consumers reported discrepancies between shelf prices and checkout prices. The state reached a $1 million settlement with Dollar General in 2023 that included specific requirements for addressing pricing discrepancies.
The new lawsuit alleges that the retailer continued to overcharge customers despite those efforts and that its practices violate the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act.
Ohio and the FTC are joined in the lawsuit by Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
The full complaint is available here.
Last Updated on October 26, 2026 by AVC News
