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Overcharging, in law, refers to a prosecutorial practice that involves "tacking on" additional charges that the prosecutor knows he cannot prove. [1] It is used to put the prosecutor in a better plea bargaining position. [ 2 ]
Overbilling can occur when larger institutions or governments create errors in their calculations of how much various individuals may owe. [4] Banks and credit card providers can also overbill clients, or indirectly facilitate overbilling through the method by which they allow vendors to charge a client after the client has accented to having their card billed. [5]
The latter is often called a "but-for price" or a competitive "benchmark price". When collusion is not in use, such as by privately owned businesses, overcharge is considered as a markup of the observed market price for the sole profit of the business and in some states is considered illegal, similar to profiteering and price gouging.
The group’s data, gathered from Zillow listings between Jan. 7 and Jan. 18, revealed that landlords and agents have been overcharging renters by an estimated $7.7 million per month — totaling ...
The lawsuit claims that students were required to disclose the financial assets of their noncustodial parents, impacting their financial aid totals.
The lawsuit accuses Uber of charging disabled passengers with a fee should they need additional time to board vehicles.
Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...
USAA also paid out $64 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to overcharging military members who were entitled to certain protections. Then there’s the many changes higher up.