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Amazon must face price gouging lawsuit, judge rules
A judge rejected Amazon's bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FTC alleges MD reseller marked up tickets, including for Taylor Swift concerts
The FTC alleges a Maryland-based ticket reseller illegally bought and marked up nearly 400,000 tickets, including to Taylor Swift concerts.
Ticket companies fighting Md. proposal to cap resale prices
Ticket companies are pushing back against state lawmakers’ proposal to cap resale prices and other measures to limit misleading and deceptive practices in ticket sales.
Bill to combat price gouging in state of emergency awaits Moore’s signature
A proposal from Attorney General Anthony Brown to prohibit price gouging during a state of emergency has passed both General Assembly chambers.
Md. bill to combat price gouging in state of emergency advances
Maryland businesses selling certain essential goods or services could be prohibited from raising their prices above 15% during a state of emergency.
Biden backs civil diplomatic immunity for alleged torturer
Welcome to Monday, the 70th anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg being sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. Here are some news items to get your week […]
Justices reject Frosh’s bid to save generic drugs law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rang a death knell for a Maryland law aimed at preventing unwarranted price increases of generic drugs. The justices let stand without comment a […]
Frosh presses states’ rights in drug-pricing appeal
In his final bid for Supreme Court review and restoration of a state law aimed at preventing price gouging, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh urged the justices Friday to […]
Big Oil fee restriction does not apply to middlemen: Md. appeals court
A 1970s-era law to protect independent gas station owners financially against their big oil company suppliers provides no safeguard when the alleged price gouger is the middleman delivering the fuel, […]
Hopkins professors urge justices to hear generic drugs appeal
Two Johns Hopkins medical school professors are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a Maryland law aimed at preventing unwarranted price increases for generic drugs, calling access to affordable […]
Justices show interest in Frosh’s generic-drugs appeal
The Supreme Court is showing an interest in Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh’s request that the justices revive the state’s law aimed at preventing unwarranted price increases for generic […]
Generics industry waives response to Frosh’s Supreme Court appeal
A generic-drug industry group will wait to be asked by the U.S. Supreme Court before responding to Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh’s request that the justices revive the state’s […]
