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Pa. woman wins her 2-cent lawsuit

Wal-Mart guilty of unfair trade

EXPORT, Pa. — A judge says Wal-Mart must pay up for overpricing sausages by two cents.

Consumer activist Mary Bach was awarded $100 in damages and $80 in court costs Thursday.

Bach, a Murrysville resident, says sausages she purchased last month in Delmont were listed at 98 cents, but she was charged $1 at checkout. The clerk refunded the difference and noted the error, Bach says.

But when she went back to the store six days later she was again charged $1, though the shelf price was still 98 cents. Bach says the overcharges happen far too often. Wal-Mart says new packaging was to blame.

Wal-Mart spokesman Greg Rossiter says the company tried to refund the money to Bach, but she refused. He says Wal-Mart respectfully disagrees with the decision and is considering its options.

Export District Judge Charles Conway agreed with Bach’s allegation of unfair trade practices.

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