TL;DR THE CORPORATION: Reeve Agri-Energy, Inc., an ethanol manufacturer in Garden City, Kansas. THE LAW: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which mandates companies report the toxic chemicals they use, manufacture, or release. THE MISCONDUCT: For the 2021…
The Price of “Safe”: All Season Power LLC’s Toxic Marketing TL;DR On August 6, 2024, All Season Power LLC imported a shipment of their “SunJoe Bug Zapper,” a pesticidal device regulated by the EPA. The product’s packaging was illegally “misbranded.”…
Scribner Grain & Lumber Caught Venting Toxic Gas TL;DR Scribner Grain & Lumber Company, an agricultural business in Scribner, Nebraska, was caught by the EPA violating the federal Clean Air Act. The company stored more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous…
A Decade of Danger: Kettle Cuisine’s $3,000 Insult TL;DR The Facts: For a full decade, from November 13, 2014, to November 13, 2024, food company Kettle Cuisine operated its Savage, Maryland facility in violation of federal Clean Air Act safety…
TL;DR The Facts: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) enforces a “JUCO Rule” that counts an athlete’s time at a Junior College against their 4-year eligibility limit for Division I sports. This rule applies even if the player hasn’t played…
The NFL’s War on Disabled Athletes A “Moral Victory” Is Worth Nothing: How the NFL’s Retirement Plan Crushed a Disabled Player in Court TL;DR The Facts: Former NFL player Michael Cloud, suffering from multiple career-ending concussions, sued the league’s retirement…
TL;DR For six years (2016-2022), Ally Invest Securities “failed to preserve” at least 22.6 million emails about your money: trade executions, fund transfers, and account activity. This mass deletion of records allowed Ally to stonewall 39 separate regulatory inquiries from…
Amazon Mapped Your Face for a Lipstick Sale. The Courts Just Confirmed You Can Sue. TL;DR The Technology: Amazon’s “Virtual Try-On” (VTO) feature, used for products like lipstick and eyewear, captures the unique geometry of your face from your device’s…
Moxba’s Paper-Thin Safety Plan TL;DR Moxba Innovations LLC, a Missouri fertilizer manufacturer, was caught by the EPA operating with more than 10,000 pounds of toxic anhydrous ammonia without following basic federal safety laws. An EPA inspection found the company faked…
$1.1 MILLION: THE PRICE OF POISONING A DECADE OF AIR TL;DR The Facts: Anchor Glass Container Corporation, a major glass manufacturer, was caught in systemic violation of the federal Clean Air Act across multiple facilities in New York, Georgia, Florida,…