California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It's the fourth ...

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, accusing the home-sharing platform of allowing price gouging and unverified hosts and addresses at more than 2,000 rentals ...

Attorney General William Tong's quest to find alleged price gougers has done nothing to benefit Connecticut consumers.

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Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high winds and dry temperatures. The fires raged for weeks, incinerating entire neighborhoods in the ...

Warning of potential “price gouging,” a group of congressional Democrats wants the Federal Trade Commission to survey concession prices at major airports and sports venues. In a letter, obtained first ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect after Gov. Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency.Earlier today, McMaster ...

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is asking to meet with food distribution executives as part of a pricing investigation.