New York’s six investor-owned utilities are collaborating to develop a unified framework for rising electricity demands. State regulators want to ensure that progress toward clean energy remains affordable and sustainable for consumers. This directive marks a concerted shift toward more integrated power planning.

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing Ticketmaster and Live Nation of colluding with brokers to inflate ticket prices. Citing alleged deceptive practices, the suit focuses on claims that Ticketmaster’s customer purchasing limits did little to prevent large-scale reseller acquisitions of event tickets.

Hospitals across the country face growing criticism after a new Interim Semi-Annual Report by PatientRightsAdvocate.org highlighted incomplete price disclosure. The report argues that patients lack the fairness and financial certainty that transparent pricing would provide.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield once dismissed the idea of filing 37 federal lawsuits as “bonkers.” Now, eight months into his tenure, he explains why these legal actions matter for both his office and the state’s ongoing consumer protection efforts.

Noble Moving and Storage in Fairfield, New Jersey, is under investigation for allegedly overcharging its customers. Local and federal officials have asked 7 On Your Side to help spread the word about this ongoing probe.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $9.5 million settlement from Booking Holdings, ending a lawsuit that accused the online travel giant of masking mandatory fees and promoting room rates that were never actually available. The agreement follows allegations that the company’s platforms—Booking.com, Priceline.com and Kayak.com—relied on deceptive “junk fee” tactics.

Walmart has agreed to a $10 million settlement following allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it enabled scammers to defraud consumers across the nation through its money transfer services. Consumers were reportedly cheated out of hundreds of millions of dollars.