Tags:
Consumer Protection
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Last Updated
November 12, 2026
Case Status
Pending
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; STATE OF ALABAMA; STATE OF ARKANSAS, ex rel. Attorney General Tim Griffin; COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL; OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; STATE OF IOWA, ex rel. Brenna Bird, Attorney General; STATE OF KANSAS, ex rel. Kris W. Kobach, Attorney General; STATE OF LOUISIANA; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF NEBRASKA, ex rel. Michael T. Hilgers, Attorney General; STATE OF OHIO, ex rel. Attorney General D. Andrew Wilson; STATE OF OKLAHOMA; COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA by Attorney General David W. Sunday Jr.; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ex rel. Alan Wilson, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina; STATE OF TENNESSEE, ex rel. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; UTAH DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION; AND STATE OF WISCONSIN, Plaintiffs, v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, LLC, also d/b/a Family Dollar, a limited liability company, Defendant.
FTC Matter/File Number
X270003
Enforcement Type
Civil Penalties
Federal Injunctions
Federal Court
Eastern District of Virginia
Case Summary
Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle Federal Trade Commission and state allegations that the company routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars.
