Casey’s Convenience Store Chain Facing Potential Class-Action Lawsuit

The Casey’s convenience-store chain is facing a potential class-action lawsuit – alleging it overcharges consumers by advertising in-store discounts that aren’t applied to purchases at the cash register.

A story published by Iowa Capital Dispatch reports that the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, names Casey’s Retail Co., Casey’s General Stores Inc., and Casey’s Marketing Co. as defendants. The companies operate more than 2,500 convenience stores in Iowa and 15 other states.

In court filings, Casey’s has yet to respond to the basic allegations in the lawsuit, but has asserted that if each of the chain’s 2,500 stores “failed to give just one $2.76 discount per day” from August 2023 to the present, the compensatory damages in the case would total $5,043,900.

In a written statement, a spokesperson for Casey’s said, “We are aware of the allegations and intend to vigorously defend against them. We will respond formally through the legal process.”

Attorneys for the plaintiff, Kit Mason of Allerton, are seeking class-action status for the lawsuit, alleging Casey’s uses in-store signage at store locations to promote product discounts that the stores then fail to apply to customers’ purchases.

The lawsuit seeks damages for fraudulent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair or deceptive acts.

The lawsuit also seeks an injunction barring Casey’s from “not applying the advertised discounts at the register as promised,” and prohibiting Casey’s from collecting taxes on the amounts that should have been discounted.

The lawsuit was originally filed in Polk County District Court before being moved this week to federal court. 

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