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Dollar General has agreed to pay $28.5 million to end claims that it misleadingly advertised and sold old motor oil to consumers. A Missouri federal court preliminarily approved the settlement, putting consumers one step closer to claiming compensation for the inconvenience.
If the federal court issues final approval of the settlement agreement, Class Members will be able to submit claims for refunds, as well as for property damage caused by the Dollar General motor oil.
According to the settlement agreement, Class Members include consumers in the United States who purchased Dollar General’s DG-branded motor oil, DG SAE 10W-30 (SF specification) and/or DG SAE 10W-40 (SF specification) for use in vehicles manufactured after 1988, and/or DG SAE 30 (SA specification) for use in vehicles manufactured after 1930. Purchases must have been made between Sept. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2017, for personal use.
Class Members can claim $1.68 per unit of oil for up to 10 units and a total $16.80 award without proof of purchase. Consumers with proof of purchase can claim a full refund.
Class Members who experienced property damage after using Dollar General motor oil in their vehicles may be able to make a claim of up to $2,250 for related expenses and repairs.
Under the currently approved court documents, Class Members will have until June 8, 2021 to make a claim for a refund and until Aug. 23, 2021 to make a claim for property damage caused by the old Dollar General oil. Class Members who wish to opt out will have until May 10, 2021 to do so.
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Dollar General motor oil class action lawsuits were filed around the country in 2015, claiming that the retailer duped consumers into purchasing oil that could not be used in modern cars. Consumers claimed that Dollar General placed the old oil next to brand-name products, which made the old products look like off-brand versions of the new oil, and not something entirely different and unusable.
These motor oil class action lawsuits were consolidated into multi-district litigation in 2016.
Have you purchased Dollar General motor oil? Will you take part in the settlement if it’s approved? Let us know in the comment section below!
The consumers are represented by Humphrey Farrington & McClain P.C., Kanner & Whiteley LLC, Simmons Hanly Conroy, Motley Rice LLC, Milstein Jackson Fairchild & Wade, The Casey Law Firm, Futscher Law PLLC, Smith, Gildea & Schmidt LLC, Law Offices of John P. Zuccarini, Clark Law Firm P.C., Ademi LLP, Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz Law Firm, The Law Offices of A. Craig Eiland PC, The Daniels Law Firm PC, and KU & Mussman P.A.
The Dollar General Motor Oil Class Action Settlement is In re: Dollar General Corp. Motor Oil Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2709, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Western Division.
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My wife and I purchased a 2001 KIA RIO in 2010 and I used Dollar General oil exclusively in it due to the low price of the oil. About 2013 the engine started to use oil and smoke even though I religiously changed the oil at every proper interval. My mechanic said that it was bad rings in the engine due to excessive wear. I couldn’t understand why there would be excessive wear when I changed the oil and filter every 3,000 miles. at the time there was only about 90,000 miles on the engine and all other maintenance had been kept up like timing belt and such. Now I know why the engine wore out prematurely. Had I known that the oil was crap I would have never used it. I mistakenly thought that oil was oil basically except for synthetic. I feel that Dollar General owes me an engine! Yeah, the car still runs but I have to use an additive to reduce smoke from the exhaust and reduce oil consumption. I trusted Dollar General and now I don’t think I’ll ever buy from them again, anything!
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