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Adray’s Parent Company Settles Lawsuit: A discount electronics chain with seven stores in Ventura and Los Angeles counties settled a government lawsuit accusing it of falsely promising free airline tickets to customers and advertising “private sales” that in fact were open to the general public. The parent company for Adray’s Discount Department Stores agreed to pay $20,000 in civil penalties and investigative costs, plus give more than 3,400 eligible customers their choice of one of 10 items of free merchandise. The lawsuit contains no admission of wrongdoing by Adry-Mart Inc.