Temu’s Illegal Spam Campaign Exposed THE RECEIPTS: CASE 1:24-CV-12537 The Accusation: Whaleco Inc., doing business as Temu, is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly conducting a massive, illegal spam text message campaign against American consumers. The Law Broken: The federal…
Monopoly / Antitrust / Consumer Harm POV: You’re Paying Extra for Everything Because of Visa A class action complaint filed in December 2024 lays out in meticulous detail how Visa cornered the debit network market, crushed every competitor who tried…
THE RECEIPTS: TL;DR The Case: Letidas Logistics LLC v. Citibank, N.A., Case No. CACE-24-009428, filed in Broward County, Florida. The Haul: $112 million raised from over 1,500 investors between August 2019 and June 2023. The Accusation: Citibank is accused of…
Your Bank’s Printer Just Leaked Your Entire Life The Dossier: At A Glance The Case: Krefting v. Kaye-Smith & BECU, filed February 17, 2023 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00220). The Misconduct: Boeing Employees’ Credit Union (BECU) handed customer data to its printing…
Clean Air Act Violation • Belmont County, Ohio • Case 2:24-cv-04269 ExxonMobil’s Entirely Preventable Methane Disaster EvilCorporations.com • United States v. XTO Energy Inc. (S.D. Ohio, Filed Dec. 17, 2024) • 61 min read TL;DR On February 15, 2018, XTO…
The Unlocked Lie The Facts Target Corporation, the seventh-largest retailer in the U.S., advertised and sold iPhones as “Unlocked.” An unlocked phone is supposed to work with any carrier, which is why consumers pay a premium price for them. Plaintiff…
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…