SAN JOSE — Walmart, Inc. agreed to pay a $5.6 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that the retailer overcharged customers by selling baked goods and produce that weighed less than labeled, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

The civil lawsuit, which was jointly filed by the district attorney’s offices in Santa Clara, San Diego, Sonoma and San Bernardino counties, alleged that the pricing practices violated the state’s False Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws, which require that retailers must charge customers their lowest advertised price, according to a news release.

“When someone brings an item to the register to be scanned, the price must be right,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the news release. “They expect it. Californ

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