Dollar General Settles New Jersey Price-Accuracy Class Action in Braun Case

The company named in Braun v. Dolencorp, LLC d/b/a Dollar General agreed to a $15,000,000 nationwide class-action settlement that resolves allegations customers were charged prices at checkout that did not match shelf labels. The settlement, filed as part of docket MID-L-00950-25 after the case was opened on February 12, 2025, includes an $8,500,000 cash fund and a $6,500,000 injunctive-relief fund to address price discrepancies; "The Dollar General settlement consists of an $8,500,000 common fund from which class members will be paid, and a $6,500,000 injunctive relief fund to prevent further price discrepancies, for a total of $15,000,000."

The settlement’s timeline and class period contain conflicting end dates in public notices: some consumer sites list the class period as purchases between October 10, 2016 and November 19, 2025, while the court preliminary-approval filing lists October 10, 2016 through December 15, 2025, with preliminary approval recorded on December 15, 2025. The court-approved settlement website is DGPricesSettlement.com and the settlement administrator is Claim Depot, which lists a mailing address for claim submissions as Braun v Dolgencorp LLC d/b/a Dollar General Settlement Administrator, 1650 Arch St., Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103. ClaimDepot states the deadline to submit a claim or register for the in-store benefit is April 13, 2026.

Under the consumer-facing payout structure, documented overcharged purchases can yield a cash payment with a $10 minimum or the full amount of the overcharge, whichever is higher, and some notices state claimants may receive up to two payments for a maximum household recovery of $20. Consumers without documentation are eligible for a one-time in-store discount benefit reported as $3 off a $10 purchase; Claim Depot says the in-store benefit will be offered during a two-day window to be announced after claim processing and final court approval. Claim payouts and the timing of the in-store benefit will be processed by the settlement administrator and issued only after the court grants final approval.

The injunctive-relief component funds operational changes that Dollar General agreed to implement, including hiring employees to monitor price mismatches, paying for external price audits, and undertaking employee training and staffing improvements. Separately, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday secured a $1.55 million Assurance of Voluntary Compliance addressing Pennsylvania stores and said, "Our investigation found widespread and repeated instances of Pennsylvanians being overcharged at checkout - blatant deception of customers all over the Commonwealth."

Independent inspection data cited in reporting shows Dollar General stores failed more than 4,300 government price-accuracy inspections in 23 states since January 2022, and Pennsylvania inspections failed more than 40 percent between 2019 and 2023 with one store recording 72 percent inaccurate pricing. A final approval hearing is scheduled for March 19, 2026; consumers should use DGPricesSettlement.com and the settlement administrator contact at 1650 Arch St., Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103 for official claim forms and updates.