A Cascade Of Failures For A $1,500 Fine TL;DR The Facts: On September 12, 2023, an EPA inspection found Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC in violation of the Clean Air Act at its Morton, MS facility. The Misconduct: Investigators documented…
A Wrist Slap for Poison: Greenidge Generation’s Toxic Bill Comes Due TL;DR The Facts: Greenidge Generation LLC, owner of a power plant on New York’s Seneca Lake, maintained an unlined “C-Pond” filled with toxic coal combustion residuals (CCR), or coal…
TL;DR Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company, Inc. repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act at its Chicago production plant for at least five years, from 2015 to 2020. The company failed to perform legally required tests on its pollution control equipment (scrubbers), meaning…
Tenneco’s Plot To Gut Worker Rights Fails In Federal Court TL;DR The Facts: In 2021, automotive parts giant Tenneco Inc. forced a mandatory arbitration clause into its employee 401(k) retirement plans. The clause, Amendment 2021-1, explicitly banned workers from suing…
A Wolf In App’s Clothing: How Dave, Inc. Baited The Financially Vulnerable TL;DR The U.S. Government is suing fintech company Dave, Inc. and its CEO, Jason Wilk, for widespread deceptive practices against consumers (Case No. 2:24-cv-09566-MRA-AGR). Dave’s advertising promised “up…
The RivX Hustle: How a Florida “Automation” Empire Sold a Fantasy and Cashed In on Ruin TL;DR RivX Automation Corp. and its network of companies, run by Antonio Rivodo and Noah Wooten, allegedly orchestrated a multi-million dollar scheme selling fake…
S&C Electric Wage Theft: Bonuses Excluded From Overtime Pay Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project S&C Electric Company · Class Action S&C Electric Wage Theft: Bonuses Excluded From Overtime Pay S&C Electric Company systematically underpaid overtime wages to hourly factory workers by…
Newport Utilities Forces Longtime Worker Out After Seizures Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Newport Utilities · Americans with Disabilities Act Discrimination Lawsuit Newport Utilities Forces Longtime Worker Out After Seizures After 30 years of service repairing live powerlines in dangerous conditions,…
Fresenius GranuFlo: Dialysis Product Linked to Cardiac Arrest Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · Multidistrict Litigation / Class Action Fresenius GranuFlo: Dialysis Product Linked to Cardiac Arrest Fresenius Medical Care faced multidistrict litigation alleging its GranuFlo…
Steel Company Hit With Default Judgment After Hiding Wage Records Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC · Collective FLSA Action / Default Judgment Steel Company Hit With Default Judgment After Hiding Wage Records Outokumpu Stainless USA repeatedly failed…