Your Mercedes Won’t Stop THE DOSSIER: TL;DR The Misconduct: Mercedes-Benz knowingly sold up to one million vehicles with a brake booster defect that causes corrosion, leading to partial or total brake failure. They were aware of the corrosion risk for…
In September 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reached a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile, resolving investigations into multiple data breaches that occurred between 2021 and 2023. The settlement included a $15.75 million civil penalty and an equal investment in…
TL;DR Two companies — Synta Technology and Ningbo Sunny — secretly carved up the entire U.S. telescope market between them, controlling 80% of all telescope sales and rigging prices since at least 2005. Synta’s founder David Shen personally bankrolled Ningbo…
T-Mobile’s cybersecurity failures in 2023 highlight the devastating consequences of corporate negligence and the systemic prioritization of profits over consumer safety. The company suffered not one, but two major data breaches in a single financial quarter, exposing sensitive customer information…
Repeat after me: Luigi Mangioni was right. THE RECEIPTS: TL;DR The Accusation: UnitedHealth Group fiduciaries are accused of breaching their legal duty to employees by keeping a chronically underperforming investment option in their 401(k) plan for over a decade. The…
Data Breach of Trust: The LDSCO Settlement The Receipts: TL;DR The Corporation: Loren D. Stark Company, Inc. (LDSCO). The Misconduct: A “Data Incident” in or around October 2022 where your Personal Information was compromised. The Lawsuit: Kohn et al. v.…
The Phantom Fee The Receipts: T-Mobile’s “Recovery Fee” Scam THE FACTS: A class-action lawsuit (Case 2:24-cv-09344) accuses T-Mobile of charging a deceptive “Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery Fee.” This fee costs customers $3.49 per line, every month, and has increased…
Remember when Apple refused to give the feds access to the San Bernadino Shooter’s iPhone citing the importance of keeping users privacy secure? It seems like the corporation has since turned another page. Apple, a company that has long branded…
TL;DR Four companies (Lamb Weston, McCain Foods, J.R. Simplot, and Cavendish Farms) allegedly conspired to fix prices on frozen French fries, tater tots, and hash browns, controlling roughly 97–98% of the U.S. market between them. A data analytics firm called…
Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat producers in the world, has unleashed an environmental disaster of staggering proportions. Between 2018 and 2022, the company discharged over 371 million pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways, according to a damning report…