Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Midea America Corp. & Its Impact on American Consumers TLDR: A class-action lawsuit alleges that Midea America Corp. knowingly sold approximately 1.7 million defective window air conditioners that foster and spread hazardous mold into consumers’ homes.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: WaterWipes (USA) Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: A new class-action lawsuit alleges that WaterWipes (USA) Inc., a global company specializing in baby products, has engaged in a widespread campaign of false and deceptive…
Corporate Psychopathy Case Study: Starbucks & Its Alleged Foundation of Modern Slavery TL;DR: Starbucks Corporation faces a landmark class-action lawsuit alleging the company knowingly profits from a supply chain built on human trafficking, child labor, and forced labor under “slavery-like…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Astro AI Inc. LLC & Its Impact on Consumer Safety TLDR: A federal class-action lawsuit alleges that Astro AI Inc. LLC knowingly sold hundreds of thousands of mini-fridges with a dangerous defect that could cause them…
Corporate Laziness Case Study: Halifax Construction Company, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: Halifax Construction Company, Inc. proceeded with the demolition of a commercial bank building in Atlanta without providing the legally required advance notice to environmental regulators.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Primal Nutrition & Its Impact on Health-Conscious Consumers TL;DR: A class-action lawsuit alleges that Primal Nutrition, LLC, a brand built on trust and wellness, sold avocado oil advertised as “Pure” while it contained significant levels of…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Johnson Health Tech & Its Impact on BowFlex Consumers TL;DR: Johnson Health Tech and its predecessor, Nautilus/BowFlex, sold approximately 3.8 million adjustable dumbbells with a known, dangerous defect that caused weight plates to fall off during…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Percival Financial Partners & Its Systemic Failures TL;DR: A Maryland-based financial firm, Percival Financial Partners, operated for months without the legally required safety-net funds designed to protect its customers. Its founder and CEO, Kenneth P. Taylor,…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Blue Star Texas & Its Impact on Defrauded Investors TLDR: According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas-based house-flipping company Blue Star Texas, operated by Brady Jack Speers and Chatree “Ben” Thiranon, was a fraudulent enterprise.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Valcourt & FirstService Residential & Its Impact on Public Health Tl;DR At a residential condominium complex in Pennsylvania, contract workers were ordered to sand and grind balcony materials, releasing toxic asbestos fibers into the air. An…