HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced settlements with two corporations who allegedly violated state consumer protection laws.
AG Sunday says Dollar General Corporation and its parent company, Dolgen Corp, LLC, misrepresented prices and engaged in practices that are prohibited by the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
The investigation uncovered numerous occasions where consumers were charged higher prices at registers at Dollar General, which operates more than 900 retail locations throughout Pennsylvania. Authorities also say stores failed more than 40% of pricing accuracy inspections between 2019 and 2023.
Under the settlement, the corporation will pay $1.55 million to the Commonwealth in penalties and costs and agree to improve their business practices through employee training and sufficient staffing.
Additionally, AG Sunday says some Pennsylvania consumers who may be due restitution payments from a national $700 million settlement with Google, related to the company’s monopolistic practices regarding its Google Play Store app.
Authorities say consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September 2023 are eligible for payments and are expected to receive those automatically after the settlement is finalized, likely in Spring 2026.
Impacted consumers began receiving notifications last week, following a court’s preliminary approval of the settlement, which also requires Google to stop its anticompetitive practices.
Pennsylvania is expected to receive an approximate $20.5 million share of the settlement fund.
The court will hold a hearing on April 30, 2026 to consider whether to approve the settlement.