TL;DR: EPA inspectors found that RK Contractors performed paid renovation work in older Kansas City homes without the legally required EPA firm certification, without assigning a certified renovator, without keeping proof of safe-work practices, and without giving owners the mandated…
TL;DR: After front-of-house staff at a Houston karaoke restaurant organized around workplace complaints and went on strike, the owner illegally terminated them. A federal labor judge and then the National Labor Relations Board concluded the firings were unlawful before ordering…
TL;DR: A handyman died after a fall from a Werner-branded aluminum extension ladder. The family presented evidence that the current Werner entities kept the Werner name and public-facing branding after a bankruptcy asset sale while disavowing responsibility for older ladders,…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Domestic Gaskets & Its Impact on Drivers and Public Health TL;DR: Federal records show Domestic Gaskets sold 635 “EGR delete” kits designed to disable factory emissions controls on popular diesel trucks, a practice the Clean Air…
The EPA accused Stevens and Soldwisch Oil and Gas Properties I, LLC of basic monitoring and reporting failures at a Class II injection well in St. Clair County, Michigan… failures which undercut safeguards meant to keep drinking water sources protected.…
TL;DR: A federal court found that a cluster of law firms controlled by Michael W. Lanier used telemarketing and mailers to charge struggling homeowners upfront fees for mortgage “relief” that often never arrived. The court permanently banned the firms from…
Corporate Greed: Nexway Group & Its Impact on Tech Support Customers TL;DR: Federal filings show that Nexway entities processed millions of dollars in dubious tech-support charges while using their own merchant accounts to push through transactions tied to false claims…
CRI Genetics & Its Impact on DNA Testing Consumers TL;DR: Federal regulators from the FTC alleged that CRI Genetics sold DNA tests using inflated accuracy promises, phony independence claims on company-run “review” sites, fake or inauthentic endorsements, and checkout designs…
TL;DR: Government prosecutors allege a robocall supply chain that pumped out more than 23 million ringless voicemail ads for a debt-relief program while hiding who was really calling, targeting numbers on the Do Not Call list, and taking people’s money…
TL;DR Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a binding order against Akal Energy-Buford Outpost, owned by a Manjot Pandher, for multiple and repeated violations of federal drinking water laws. The evil company failed to monitor for bacterial contamination, neglected…