Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Ecolab Inc. & Its Impact on Public & Environmental Health TLDR A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigation into an Ecolab, Inc. facility in Joliet, Illinois, uncovered a litany of severe environmental and safety violations. The company…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: How Paddle.com Enabled Scams Targeting Millions of Americans TL;DR: The U.S. government took legal action against financial services company Paddle.com, alleging it knowingly processed payments for businesses engaged in deceptive and fraudulent activities. The Federal Trade…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Doerr Siding & Remodeling, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: For years, an Illinois-based remodeling company, Doerr Siding & Remodeling, Inc., performed renovations on dozens of homes, potentially exposing families to the severe risks…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Nike, Inc. & Its Impact on Consumers TLDR: A class-action lawsuit alleges that global sportswear giant Nike deliberately deceives its customers through email marketing. The legal complaint claims the company uses subject lines with fake countdowns…
Corporate Greed Case Study: NordVPN & Its Impact on American Consumers TL;DR Summary: A major class-action lawsuit alleges that NordVPN, a global leader in internet security, built its billion-dollar empire on a foundation of deception. The company is accused of…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: JH Motorsports Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: A California-based auto parts company, JH Motorsports, Inc., was caught selling and installing hundreds of illegal “defeat devices” designed to bypass vehicle emission controls. These parts,…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Omnicom, IPG, and the Alleged Threat to a Free Press TL;DR: The Federal Trade Commission is moving to block a merger between advertising giants Omnicom and IPG. The government’s complaint outlines how the deal would concentrate…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Allnex USA Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health and the Environment TLDR: For over two years, a chemical plant in West Virginia, a major source of hazardous air pollutants, allegedly failed to perform legally required…
Corporate Lies Case Study: Frito-Lay & Its Impact on Health-Conscious Consumers TLDR: A recent class-action lawsuit alleges that Frito-Lay, Inc. has been systematically deceiving consumers by marketing its SunChips products as “100% Whole Grain,” despite them containing maltodextrin, a highly…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Blackrock Services & Its Impact on American Consumers TL;DR: A network of debt collection companies, including Blackrock Services, Inc., and Cornerstone Legal Group, LLC, was caught in a massive scheme of corporate misconduct. They used threats…