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Food Stamps

Dollar General shareholders claim in a derivative lawsuit that company executives misrepresented the potential impact of a reduction in food stamp eligibility on business operations and stocked dropped 17 percent when the effect was revealed, "instantly wiping out more than $4 billion in shareholder equity.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Dollar General shareholders claim in a derivative lawsuit that company executives misrepresented the potential impact of a reduction in food-stamp eligibility on business operations and stocked dropped 17 percent when the effect was revealed, "instantly wiping out more than $4 billion in shareholder equity.”

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