Corporate Misconduct Case Study: J.W. Construction of Ridgeland & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: A South Carolina construction firm, J.W. Construction of Ridgeland, LLC, was caught conducting renovations on a pre-1978 home without following federal laws designed to protect…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Loral Langemeier & Live Out Loud’s Impact on Everyday Investors TLDR: Financial mentor Loral Langemeier and her company, Live Out Loud, Inc. (LOL), are accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of betraying the trust…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Lucas Lee-Tyson, Osmany Batte, and Jordan Marksberry TL;DR: According to a sweeping legal complaint, a network of companies masterminded a sophisticated operation that stripped approximately $50 million from thousands of American consumers. The enterprise, fronted by…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Evergreen Property Developments LLC & Its Impact on the Korean-American Community TL;DR: An investment adviser, Jenni Yoon Jeong Lee, and her company, Evergreen Property Developments LLC, stand accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of orchestrating…
Corporate Laziness Case Study: Tech Nickel, Inc. & Its Impact on Public and Environmental Health TLDR: In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tech Nickel, Inc., a metal finishing company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, was cited for multiple…
The Surveillance Classroom TL;DR A class-action lawsuit (Case 2:25-cv-02711) accuses EdTech giant Instructure, Inc. of building a multi-billion dollar empire by systematically harvesting and monetizing the personal data of millions of K-12 students. The company allegedly collects vast amounts of…
TL;DR Apple, Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit in Washington state for allegedly violating the Telephone Buyers’ Protection Act (TBPA), a law on the books since 1984. The lawsuit claims Apple deliberately omits critical information from its iPhone packaging: who…
The Fire Inside: Kia Accused of Knowingly Selling Engines That Could Self-Destruct TL;DR Kia America, Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit over a severe engine defect in its 2021-2023 Kia Soul and Seltos models. The lawsuit alleges that “incorrectly manufactured…
TL;DR A class-action lawsuit (Case No. 8:25-cv-00230) has been filed against Three61 LLC over its Samurai Mini Smoke Alarms, model SM1. These were sold nationwide by HSN from July 2020 through November 2024. The complaint alleges the alarms have a…
TL;DR Dentsply Sirona’s subsidiary, Byte, sold direct-to-consumer teeth aligners for over $3,300, promising a safe, “doctor-directed” path to a perfect smile for people who couldn’t afford traditional orthodontics. A class-action lawsuit (Case No. 1:25cv21074) alleges this was a lie. The…