The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recent action against VyStar Credit Union is a striking testament to the dark underbelly of modern corporate behavior. In an administrative proceeding, the Bureau alleges that VyStar engaged in “unfair acts and practices in…
On October 22, 2024, a class action lawsuit took shape, illuminating what some call a prime example of corporate greed and alleged corporate corruption within the modern food and beverage industry. At the heart of this case is Food Lion’s…
Few images evoke the joys of modern American leisure quite like a family day at a theme park. Children’s laughter echoing off roller coasters, the smell of popcorn and cotton candy swirling in the air, and the bright promise of…
Trojan condoms—marketed and trusted for over 100 years—allegedly contain PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” From the very first paragraphs of Goodman’s complaint, the implications are damning: PFAS exposure has been associated with various serious health concerns, including liver damage,…
Many people might see acne-treatment giants like Alchemee, LLC (maker of Proactiv) and Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. as pillars of innovation in dermatology—companies that promise simple solutions to a widespread skin condition plaguing millions of Americans. But you’d be an…
1. Introduction The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sent a Final Determination Letter in 2021 explicitly declaring that Raytheon’s hiring advertisements and practices violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The legal complaint, Goldstein v. RTX Corporation, cites…
The lawsuit filed by Allison Barton against Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Barton v. Kimberly-Clark) confronts the public with anexplosive revelation: U by KOTEX Click® compact tampons allegedly contain a level of lead that far exceeds California’s established threshold under Proposition 65 for…
A breach of 4.3 million individuals’ personal and medical data is mind boggling. This is the central and most damning allegation in a lawsuit filed on August 6, 2024, against HealthEquity, Inc., a Health Savings Account (HSA) administrator based in…
In July 2024, The Walt Disney Company experienced a major data breach that exposed the personal data of thousands of individuals. This breach reached far beyond a minor slip in data management. It is to have compromised an extensive range…
1. Introduction It begins with a startling revelation: laboratory tests found that CVS’s store-brand adhesive bandages—products explicitly marketed to “help prevent infection” and often placed on children’s wounds—allegedly contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in concentrations as high as 272…