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Lawyers for the plaintiffs estimated that the lack of competition in the repair market allowed dealers to overcharge by $190 million to $387 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

The lack of transparency enables PBMs to overcharge patients and health plans.

From Salon ● May 31, 2025

The HUD figure, which is based on Census data for typical apartment rents in an area, is used to ensure landlords cannot overcharge low-income residents with housing choice vouchers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

Due to this capture, Google is able to overcharge text-ad clients and shroud its actual terms in secrecy in a way that it hasn’t with more visually oriented ads.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024

The voltage per cell at this time should be from .05 volts to .1 volts below that obtained on the previous overcharge.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Samuel McMeen

And earlier this year, a jury found that Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, following years of criticism that the company stifles competition and overcharges fans, but analysts say a breakup is unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

“The companies pulled their punches, and one company was left being the sole bidder on the contract and that involved a lot of overcharges to the good people of Texas,” Slater said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

“It overcharges people for the right to defend themselves in court.”

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

Battery experts said it’s unlikely that a wireless signal alone — with no physical alterations — could cause thermal runaway, which typically occurs when a battery overheats, sustains physical damage or overcharges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024

Then begins the translation of the spoken into the written thoughts.—The writer corrects, improves, overcharges, diminishes, or even omits, according to his opinion of the graces of style.

From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni

The jury also found that Live Nation overcharged fans by $1.72 per concert ticket.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

The states sought damages for consumers who they say were overcharged by Ticketmaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

In 2020 the FCC fined T-Mobile $200 million after investigators determined its recently acquired Sprint subsidiary had overcharged Lifeline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

Under the agreement, Skims will be required to, for the next four years, “use best efforts” to refund customers who were overcharged sales taxes on their products in a “reasonably timely manner.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

One time I tried to explain a cable TV bill to my mom when she thought she had been overcharged.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

I believe this is a legitimate case of timeshare overcharging.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

Live Nation, the entertainment giant which owns Ticketmaster, has been illegally operating as a monopoly and overcharging fans, a federal jury has found.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

She said the incident highlights what’s wrong with the system: overpolicing and overcharging for an outdated service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

The batteries become a risk when they enter thermal runaway, a state that can be triggered by overcharging, manufacturing errors or physical damage that can lead to fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

The prosecutor is also free to file more charges against a defendant than can realistically be proven in court, so long as probable cause arguably exists—a practice known as overcharging.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander