Corporate Pollution Case Study: Carpenter Technology Corporation & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: According the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), specialty steel manufacturer Carpenter Technology Corporation did some serious environmental misconduct at its Reading, Pennsylvania facility. Carpenter Technology illegally…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Gloria’s Restaurant & Its Impact on a Low-Wage Worker TLDR: A popular Texas restaurant chain, Gloria’s, spent five months litigating a minimum wage lawsuit with a former server. Its management told a federal court in a…
Corporate Greed Case Study: ProSupps USA, LLC & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: ProSupps USA, LLC, a dietary supplement company, marketed its Hydro BCAA product as containing zero carbohydrates and zero calories, targeting health-conscious consumers focused on weight loss…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: CertainTeed LLC & Its Impact on San Joaquin Valley Residents’ Lungs TL;DR: A lawsuit filed by community and environmental groups alleges that CertainTeed LLC has been persistently violating the federal Clean Air Act at its facility…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Guardian Life Insurance & Its Impact on The Edwards Family TL;DR: A Broken Promise Guardian Life Insurance of America accepted 26 months of life insurance premiums from a small business owner battling cancer, only to cancel…
Corporate Misogyny Case Study: NYU Langone Health & Its Impact on a Whistleblowing Doctor TL;DR: A decorated female rheumatologist at NYU Langone, Dr. Sari Edelman, faced a coordinated retaliation campaign after reporting gender discrimination and sexist behavior from her male…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Infinity 2 Global & Its Impact on Thousands of Defrauded Investors TLDR: A company called Infinity 2 Global (I2G) stole approximately $34 million from thousands of investors by operating what the FBI determined was a fraudulent…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Industrial Demolition LLC & Its Impact on American Workers TLDR: An American worker, the sole provider for his growing family, suffered a painful hip injury on a hazardous demolition site. When he presented his employer, Industrial…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Winix America, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health and Consumer Trust TLDR: Winix America, a major air purifier company, was hit with a $1.14 million penalty after federal regulators alleged it sold unregistered pesticides and…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Armor Lite Trailer Manufacturing & Its Impact on Public Health and Environmental Safety TL;DR: A Missouri-based trailer manufacturer, Armor Lite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC, was cited for multiple serious violations of hazardous waste laws, including illegally disposing…