Worker Exploitation Investigation They Worked the River.The Company Kept Their Overtime. EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 4:20-cv-00004 / 7th Cir. No. 23-1812 • 36 min read TL;DR Mary Rodgers-Rouzier, a bartender on American Queen Steamboat cruises, and more than 127 of…
The Lien Trap TL;DR The Facts: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of California sued Ygrene Energy Fund Inc. for deceptive practices related to its Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing (Case No. 2:22-CV-07864). The settlement forces Ygrene…
Antitrust Misconduct America’s Biggest Banks Allegedly Rigged the Bond Market. A Judge’s Wife’s Stock Portfolio Almost Let Them Walk. EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 21-2905 • 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals • 18 min read TL;DR Ten of the most…
EvilCorporations.com • FTC Docket No. C-4749 • 23 min read They Told Cancer Patients Their CBD Could Heal Them. The FTC Says They Had Zero Proof. Kushly Industries LLC and its CEO Cody Alt marketed CBD products as treatments for…
Federal Investigation Signed, Falsified, Sold: How Tate’s Auto Center Cheated Its Own Customers EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 3:18-cv-08176-DJH • 18 min read TL;DR The Federal Trade Commission sued a network of auto dealerships operating under the “Tate’s” brand in Winslow…
Corporate Accountability • Healthcare • Whistleblower Retaliation She Raised the Alarm. A Patient Died. Then NCG Fired the People Who Tried to Save Her. EvilCorporations.com • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 23-1406 • 20 min read TL;DR Three licensed…
In an era dominated by high-stakes profits and unbridled competition, few things catch the public eye more than a company accused of holding its customers hostage to proprietary parts and specialized services. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) complaint against MWE…
The Baltimore Files: Eight Years of Alleged Unpermitted Pollution TL;DR The FactsPetroleum Management, Inc. operated a hazardous waste facility in Baltimore, Maryland, a city the EPA has officially designated as having unsafe air quality due to ozone pollution. The MisconductFor…
Corporate Accountability • Gig Economy • California Courts The App Was Off. So Was Their Liability. EvilCorporations.com • Case No. B331247, Los Angeles County • 14 min read A pedestrian was struck by an Uber driver at 2:28 a.m. on…
PAINT-ON LIES: SUPERIOR PRODUCTS AND THE GREAT INSULATION SCAM TL;DR The Facts: On September 22, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission won a permanent injunction against Superior Products International II, Inc. (SPI) and its CEO, Joseph E. Pritchett, for consumer fraud.…