Dollar General Shelf Price Settlement: What Shoppers Could Claim

The cash payment is not available just because someone is in the settlement class. The notice requires both a cash claim form and the specified proof.

• For a cash payment, you need qualifying records for up to two separate price-overcharge complaints. For each one, the payment is the greater of $10 or the actual overcharge.
• A household can recover for no more than two qualifying complaints. The stated household limit is $20, unless the total actual overcharges for the two complaints are greater than $20.
• Qualifying proof can be either an unresolved complaint made during the class period to Dollar General or a government agency about a specific product, or objective records made at the time that document the overcharge.

The In-Store Benefit does not require proof that you were overcharged. To register, use a myDG account or complete the registration form described in the notice. The notice says additional instructions will be provided later.

• The benefit is a $3 discount on the first $10 of one pretax purchase of at least $10. It is limited to one benefit per person.
• It will be usable at Dollar General stores nationwide during a two-day period that will not include Saturday. The notice does not yet give the two dates.
• It cannot be used with other Dollar General store coupons, but it may be used with national manufacturer coupons.
• It does not apply to phones; gift cards or prepaid financial cards; prepaid wireless handsets; Rug Doctor rentals; propane; tobacco; alcohol; or milk.

The benefits are separate, rather than choices between one or the other. Whether a person receives cash still depends on the required documentation and claim form.

• The notice describes the In-Store Benefit as being available “in addition to” the cash payment.
• You must meet the separate requirements for each: submit a claim form and qualifying proof for cash, and register for the In-Store Benefit.
• A person can register for the In-Store Benefit without submitting proof of a price overcharge.

The notice gives the cash-claim deadline but does not provide the cash claim form’s submission method in the text supplied here.

• To seek a cash payment, file or return a claim form by April 13, 2026.
• The notice does not say whether the cash claim form must be filed online, mailed, or may be submitted either way.
• For the In-Store Benefit, registration is through a myDG account or the registration form mentioned in the notice.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. It is different from objecting: an objector stays in the class, while someone who opts out cannot object.

• Send a written request to the Settlement Administrator so it is received by March 2, 2026.
• Include your name and address, plus the exact requested statement identifying the Braun v. Dolgencorp LLC d/b/a Dollar General Class Action Settlement.
• Do not send the opt-out request to the court.
• If you opt out, you will not receive settlement benefits, but you will not release the claims covered by the settlement.

Objecting lets you tell the court why you disagree with the settlement while remaining in it. The requirements are detailed, so readers should review Questions 12 and 13 of the notice carefully.

• An objection must be in writing and must be received by the court, class counsel, and Dollar General’s counsel by March 2, 2026.
• The notice lists detailed required information, including your contact information, grounds and support for the objection, whether you plan to attend the hearing, and your signature.
• You cannot object if you have opted out. If you intend to speak at the hearing, the notice requires a detailed description of your evidence and copies of exhibits you may use.
• The notice also requires an objector to make statements involving the Preliminary Approval Order date and exclusions in Settlement Agreement Section 2.46, but neither is provided in this notice.

This is a proposed settlement. The scheduled hearing does not itself mean that final approval has been granted.

• The hearing is currently scheduled for March 19, 2026, at the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division – Middlesex County, 56 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• The court will decide whether the settlement is fair and whether to approve the requested representative awards and attorneys’ fees and expenses.
• You do not need to attend unless you wish to object. The court may reschedule the hearing without sending another written notice to class members.

Payment timing depends on court approval becoming final and on whether a challenge is filed. The notice does not promise payment immediately after the March 19 hearing.

• Dollar General is to deposit settlement funds within 30 days after final approval only if there is no appeal or listed post-approval challenge.
• The notice does not give a definite date when payments will be mailed.
• Mailed checks expire 60 days after they are mailed.