BUZZ - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 states filed a lawsuit over alleged overcharging, causing Dollar General’s stock price to fall

October 26 - ** Discount retailer Dollar General (DG.N) shares fell about 3% in afternoon trading to $128.87

** The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have filed a lawsuit (link) accusing the company of allegedly charging customers prices higher than those advertised

** The lawsuit alleges that Dollar General repeatedly mislabeled prices and overcharged consumers, and that despite the company being internally aware of the issue and receiving consumer complaints for years, it did not address it

** Including intraday fluctuations, the stock has risen about 25% over the past twelve months

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