Wal-Mart, AutoZone sued for price violations

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office filed consumer fraud lawsuits Thursday against Memphis-based AutoZone and Wal-Mart, accusing the retailers of overcharging customers and failing to post prices.

Attorney General Terry Goddard said both retailers were repeatedly cited by the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures for discrepancies between what price tags said and what customers were actually charged at the checkout counter.

“Price accuracy is a fundamental consumer right which these companies have repeatedly abused,” Goddard said in a statement. “Shopping should not be a game of chance.”

Wal-Mart spokesman John Simley said he hadn’t read the lawsuit but acknowledged that the company has had problems with posting accurate prices. He said the company would work with the AG’s office to fix the problem.