CALIFORNIA—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, September 17, that Lowe’s Home Improvement which has a total of 110 stores in California, has been ordered by the Court to pay $1 million. The settlement is to resolve a civil lawsuit alleging the company charged prices higher than the lowest advertised or posted price and falsely advertised accurate prices for products.

From 2018 to 2022, Lowe’s received price accuracy violations in 10 counties, with 4.4 percent of items overcharged, and an average overcharge of 19.3 percent.

The lawsuit was led by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and included the assistance of the District Attorney’s Offices in Los Angeles, Sonoma, Orange, San Bernardino, and Alameda counties.

Under the final judgment,

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