Home Depot Agrees to $2 Million Settlement in ‘Scanner Violation' Complaint

Home Depot will pay nearly $2 million to settle a civil law enforcement complaint alleging overcharging and false advertising.The$1,977,251 settlement involves a problem often called a “scanner violation” in which the price on the item or the item’s shelf tag is not the same as the one charged when the UPC code is scanned at the point-of-sale (POS) device or register, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a Thursday (Sept. 12) press release.“This settlement is a clear message that such ...