Dollar General $8.5 Million Price Overcharge Settlement: Approved, Claims Closed April 13, 2026

The case is Braun v. Dolgencorp, LLC d/b/a Dollar General, Case No. MID-L-00950-25, in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County. It resolves claims brought by class representatives Jennifer Braun, Joseph Wolf, Carmen Wolf, Lori Hartline, Sharlia Cotton, and Ryan Button, including related federal cases in Tennessee and Oklahoma.

The plaintiffs alleged that Dollar General violated consumer protection laws because its registers charged more than the prices on its shelf labels, and that this was a store-wide practice affecting many customers. Dollar General denies wrongdoing, denies that it has a regular practice of charging more at the register than on the shelf, and the court never decided who was right.

The deal has a cash side and a behavior side. The settlement agreement values the deal at $15 million: an $8.5 million common fund plus pricing-accuracy measures valued at no less than $6.5 million. For two years starting June 1, 2025, Dollar General agreed to provide dedicated store labor to prevent price discrepancies, hire a third party to run pricing audits, and assign an employee to track weights and measures inspection reports on pricing and circulate them to divisional vice presidents every two months. Our guide on injunctive relief explains how these commitments work.

The class is "all consumers in the United States who paid more or less for merchandise than the advertised price labeled on the shelf at a Dollar General store from October 10, 2016, through November 19, 2025." That nine-year class period and nationwide scope mean millions of shoppers are class members, even though few could claim cash.

Being in the class and being eligible for cash were different things. Everyone in the class could use the in-store discount and is bound by the release. Only those with proof of a specific overcharge could get money. Notice went to people identified in Dollar General's records, but you did not need a notice to be a class member.

To qualify for cash, you needed one of two kinds of proof: a complaint you made at the time to a government agency or to Dollar General about an overcharge on a specific product that Dollar General had not already resolved, or objective evidence documenting the overcharge, such as a receipt paired with a photo of the shelf tag. Each documented overcharge was worth $10 or the actual overcharge, whichever is higher, with a limit of two per household, so most cash claimants will receive $10 or $20.

The in-store benefit was $3 off the first $10 of a pretax purchase, usable once per person during the June 1 to June 2, 2026 window. It excluded phone, gift, and prepaid cards, prepaid phones, Rug Doctor rentals, propane, tobacco, alcohol, and milk, and it could not be combined with other Dollar General coupons.

From the fund, class counsel could request fees and expenses of up to $5,000,000, which is 33.3% of the $15 million total value, and each class representative could receive a service award of $5,000, or $7,500 if deposed. Checks expire 60 days after they are mailed, and uncashed money goes to a national food bank organization as a cy pres award. See do you need proof of purchase for a settlement for why proof requirements shrink claim rates.

Claims were filed on DGPriceSettlement.com or by mail with the required proof by April 13, 2026. Registration for the in-store benefit went through a myDG account or a registration form on the same site. The settlement administrator is Angeion Group, reachable at 1-844-262-4248 or info@DGPriceSettlement.com, and by mail at Braun v. Dolgencorp LLC d/b/a Dollar General, Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

Under the agreement, Dollar General deposits the fund within 30 days after final approval becomes effective with no appeal, and the administrator pays approved claims from that account. As of September 2026, the settlement website confirms final approval on March 19, 2026, but has not posted a payment date for cash claims. The site does offer a "Fix Claim" option, which suggests some claimants were asked to cure deficient claims. If you filed, keep your contact information current and cash your check quickly. Our guide on checking a settlement's status explains how to follow up.

As of September 2026, every deadline in this settlement has passed, and cash payments to approved claimants have not been confirmed on the official site. Final approval was entered the day of the hearing.

Late claims are not guaranteed to be accepted. Because the opt-out deadline was March 2, 2026, class members who stayed in have released claims about register prices that differed from shelf prices during the class period.

The release has an unusual carve-out: the agreement says class members keep the right to dispute the amount paid at checkout for any price discrepancy. In practice, if the register rings up more than the shelf, point it out on the spot and ask for the shelf price, and keep your receipt and a photo of the tag. Overcharges after November 19, 2025 fall outside this class entirely. You can also report pricing errors to your state or county weights and measures office.

For ongoing cases, see our page on dollar store overcharge lawsuits. A free case review can connect you with independent attorneys if you have documented, repeated overcharges after the class period.

Other pricing and fee settlements include the Chick-fil-A delivery fee settlement and the Verizon administrative fee settlement. Browse all open settlements to find ones still accepting claims. Claimants should watch the official settlement website linked above for payment updates.