Procter & Gamble’s Charmin: The $2 Billion Greenwashing Machine TL;DR The Lie: Procter & Gamble (P&G) markets its Charmin toilet paper as environmentally sustainable through its “Keep Forests as Forests” and “Protect-Grow-Restore” campaigns. The Profit: This marketing strategy helps P&G…
FleetCor’s Fee Machine: How CEO Ronald Clarke Engineered a Hundreds-of-Millions-Dollar Raid on Small Businesses TL;DR The Facts: The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint (Case No. D-9403) against FleetCor Technologies, Inc. and its CEO, Ronald Clarke, detailing a multi-year scheme…
Coal Facility Dumped Copper Into Ohio River for Over a Year Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project CCU Coal & Construction, LLC · EPA Administrative Enforcement Order and Civil Penalty Coal Facility Dumped Copper Into Ohio River for Over a Year CCU…
Volkswagen Knowingly Sold Defective Tiguan Engines That Burn Oil Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · class action Volkswagen Knowingly Sold Defective Tiguan Engines That Burn Oil VW concealed a dangerous engine defect in 2022-2023 Tiguans that…
Siemer Milling Fined for Clean Air Act Violations After Chlorine Leak Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Siemer Milling Company · EPA Administrative Enforcement Order and Consent Agreement Siemer Milling Fined for Clean Air Act Violations After Chlorine Leak EPA found the…
Affinity Research Chemicals Illegally Stored Hazardous Waste for 393 Days Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc. · EPA Enforcement Settlement Affinity Research Chemicals Stored Hazardous Waste for 393 Days EPA found a Delaware chemical lab kept toxic waste…
Porsche Knew Taycan EVs Could Catch Fire, Sold Them Anyway Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Porsche Cars N.A., Inc. · Class Action Lawsuit Porsche Knew Taycan EVs Could Catch Fire, Sold Them Anyway For over four years, Porsche allegedly concealed a…
Wise US Overcharged Thousands on ATM Fees Through Deceptive Marketing Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Wise US Inc. · Consent Order Wise US Overcharged Thousands on ATM Fees Through Deceptive Marketing The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found Wise US Inc. misled…
VEGAS.COM SUED: THE DIGITAL SHELL GAME OF HIDDEN FEES TL;DR The Accusation: Vegas.com, LLC is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly ambushing customers with hidden “junk fees” using a “drip pricing” model. The Misconduct: The company advertises one price for…
Costco Accused of Falsely Marketing Fish Oil as Heart Healthy Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Costco Wholesale Corporation · Class Action Lawsuit Costco Accused of Falsely Marketing Fish Oil as Heart Healthy A class action lawsuit alleges Costco misled consumers by…