SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County District Attorney's Office has joined other California counties in accusing Home Depot of overcharging customers.
In a non-conformed lawsuit obtained by CBS 8, District Attorneys from San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Alameda, San Bernardino and Sonoma, said the big-box, home improvement giant advertises items for one price and then inflates them at the register.
Reads the complaint: "The agricultural commissioners, weights and measures departments, have conducted numerous pricing inspections at Home Depot stores throughout the state of California and found a pattern and practice of overcharging products sold at Home Depot stores."
The new lawsuit claims that the company violated numerous sections of the Business and Professions Code for at least three years and did so to "deceive or confuse the public" by "advertising, posting, marking, or quoting a price for a commodity and charging at the point of sale a greater price."
In addition to charging more at the cash register, the lawsuit claims that the company made "misleading statements" about certain products, a violation of Business and Professions Code section 17500.
The complaint, however, did not include specific examples of false advertising.
A spokesperson for the San Diego County District Attorney's Office could not comment on the litigation.
CBS 8 reached out to Home Depot for a response. This article will be updated with its response.
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