Supermarket giant Albertsons and its Vons stores will pay nearly $4 million to settle complaints in California that they overcharged consumers through false advertising and unfair competition. At the heart of the complaints were faulty scales and scanners used to determine food prices in checkout lines.

Albertsons will pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations it ripped off customers at its Vons, Safeway and Albertsons stores across California.

Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.

Albertsons and Vons have agreed to pay nearly $4 million to resolve a civil complaint brought by prosecutors across the state — including the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office — that alleged the grocery chains overcharged customers and engaged in false advertising.

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Grocery giants Albertsons and Vons agreed to settle a lawsuit for about $3.9M for overcharging customers on products they packaged.