THE SWEET DECEPTION TL;DR Cosmetics giant Fresh, Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly selling its “Fresh Sugar” lip products without any actual sugar. The company built its entire product line identity around the word “SUGAR,” plastering it on…
TLDR Parking Systems Plus engaged in a calculated campaign to dismantle a long-standing union workforce at Stony Brook Hospital. After securing a lucrative parking management contract, the evil company systematically refused to hire 34 experienced union employees to avoid paying…
The Corporate Shell Game TL;DR The Scheme: Schmidt Baking Company forced its delivery drivers, who were regular W-2 employees via a staffing agency, to incorporate as small businesses to continue doing the exact same work. They had to sign “Distribution…
TL;DR Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream is facing a class-action lawsuit (Case No. 1:25-cv-10549) over its Outshine frozen fruit bars. The company markets the products as healthy “Fruit Bars” that are “Made with Real Fruit,” creating a “healthy aura” to attract…
Poison Without Instructions: The Wilbur-Ellis Files TL;DR The Company: Wilbur-Ellis Company, a massive agricultural products corporation, operating as Woodburn Fertilizer in Oregon. The Product: “Moss Terminator” (EPA Reg. No. 2935-547), a federally regulated pesticide. The Misconduct: For over a year,…
The $150,000 Slap on the Wrist for Interactive Brokers TL;DR The Misconduct: For over four years, from December 2017 to March 2022, brokerage firm Interactive Brokers knowingly provided incomplete and delayed market data to its retail customers—the ones who weren’t…
EcoCart’s Green Lie: How a San Diego Startup Built a Junk Fee Empire on Your Shopping Cart Corporate Accountability Report | E-Commerce Consumer Fraud | Case No. 3:25-cv-03463 Investigative Report EcoCart’s Green Lie: How a San Diego Startup Built a…
Your TV Bill is a Hostage Situation TL;DR Nexstar Media Group, the largest local TV broadcaster in the United States, stands accused in federal court of running an illegal price-fixing scheme with its “sidecar” companies, Mission Broadcasting and White Knight…
Blinding The Masses TL;DR The Company: Avenue Securities LLC, a Miami-based firm targeting Brazilian residents for investment in U.S. markets. The Scheme: Between April 2022 and October 2024, the firm sent approximately 21,000 transaction confirmations to its retail customers with…
(TL;DR): Berry Petroleum systematically bypassed federal clean air standards by operating hundreds of heavy-duty engines with deceptive power ratings and zero maintenance logging in Utah’s Uinta Basin. For years, these “engines of extraction” pumped illegal levels of smog-forming chemicals into…