Defective Products & Consumer Protection

Safeway Delivery Overcharge Litigation

Practice: Consumer Protection
Phase: Current

On November 1, 2011, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an opinion denying a motion to dismiss filed by Safeway, Inc. in a class action filed by Chimicles & Tikellis LLP (C&T) alleging that Safeway overcharges customers who order groceries for home delivery. The complaint alleges that, despite telling consumers that the prices for delivered groceries will be the same as the price in the store from which the groceries are delivered, Safeway secretly adds 10% or more to the in-store price of most groceries it delivers. C&T brought claims for breach of contract under California’s consumer protection laws, which are applicable to all consumers who place orders on Safeway.com, Genuardis.com, or Vonns.com. The Court denied Safeway’s motion to dismiss in its entirety, concluding that “[Safeway] clearly stated that there was price parity between the online prices and the prices charged in the store.”

If you have purchased groceries for delivery from Safeway.com, Genuardis.com, or Vonns.com, please contact the attorneys below to discuss your rights.
Attorneys for this case:

Steven A. Schwartz
Timothy N. Mathews

361 West Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041 | Phone: 610-642-8500

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