DG Infants’ Acetaminophen
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing infants’ medicine as different than children’s medicine when both contain the same amount of the same active ingredient
DG Auto Motor Oil
In May and June 2017, class-action lawsuits was filed against Dollar General for allegedly deceptively marketing DG Auto motor oil by placing obsolete motor oils next to other brand-name motor oils and marketing its motor oil as being a lower priced equivalent that is suitable for modern cars without adequately warning customers that its motor oil is unsuitable for vehicles. To read the complaints, click on the links below.
- Alla et al v. Dolgencorp, LLC (d/b/a Dollar General Corp., Case No. 17-cv-657, E. D. WI.
- Horgan et al v. Dolgencorp, LLC (d/b/a Dollar General Corporation), Case No. 17-cv-107, D. VT.
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Clover Valley Honey Graham Crackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in graham crackers
Clover Valley Ground Coffee
Allegations: Products do not make the number of cups advertised on the labels
Dollar General’s Body Soothing Aloe Gel
February 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. December 2016: A class-action…
Dollar General’s Motor Oils
June 2016: Some of the lawsuits filed against Dollar General were transferred to a court in Missouri to be heard together. To read Dollar General’s motion to transfer the lawsuits,…
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CATrends: Acetaminophen Medications for Infants
Lawsuits claim infant-specific products aren’t any different than acetaminophen medications for older children.