A St. Louis-Based Grocer Will Pay $5.3 Million to Settle a False Advertising Class-Action Lawsuit

Schnuck Markets has agreed to a $4 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2021, claiming the grocer misled its customers by publishing misleading price comparisons for alcohol products sold at its stores between 2015 and 2023.

The grocer has admitted no wrongdoing in the case but has agreed to the settlement, which also includes $1.32 million to pay the plaintiff attorney’s fees. Leonard Perry, the plaintiff, will receive $5,000.

The lawsuit asserts that St. Louis-based Schnucks ran afoul of Missouri state law by advertising some alcoholic beverages as on sale, while failing to sell the items at their original price for a mandated length of time.

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