Home Depot to pay nearly $2 million to settle suit alleging it overcharged shoppers
SAN DIEGO — The Home Depot agreed to a nearly $2 million settlement in a case that alleged it overcharged customers, charging more for items at checkout than the items' advertised prices.
SAN DIEGO — The Home Depot agreed to a nearly $2 million settlement in a case that alleged it overcharged customers, charging more for items at checkout than the items' advertised prices.
As described by prosecutors in six California counties that sued the world's largest home improvement retailer in San Diego County Superior Court, "scanner violations" — when prices on items or on the items’ shelf tags are not the same once barcodes are scanned during checkout — resulted in higher prices for customers.
In an emailed statement responding to a request for comment about the settlement, Home Depot said, “To ensure consistency for our customers, we’ve updated the timing of our price changes."
The settlement, which does not include any admission of wrongdoing, was announced last week and approved by Judge Richard S. Whitney; the filing was made Aug. 26.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, representing his office as a lead plaintiff, suggested in a statement last week that the price discrepancies were not an oversight.
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