Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Nu-West (Itafos) & Its Impact on Idaho’s Environment TLDR: For decades, a succession of corporations, culminating in Nu-West Mining Inc. and Nu-West Industries, Inc., operated the North Maybe Mine in Idaho’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Their phosphate…
Corporate Greed Case Study: GEM Hospitality & Its Impact on Lenders and Community Trust TL;DR: Executives Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan, tasked with revitalizing a landmark hotel in Peoria, Illinois, systematically diverted funds meant to repay project lenders. They funneled…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Custom Foods of America Incorporated & Its Impact on Public Safety TLDR: At its food processing facility in Knoxville, Tennessee, Custom Foods of America Incorporated operated with 39,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, a highly hazardous chemical.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Cyanco International LLC & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: Texas-based chemical manufacturer Cyanco International LLC failed to inform the federal government about its production of at least 12.5 tons of Sodium Cyanide, a highly toxic…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Peninsula Metal Finishing Inc. & Its Impact on Public and Environmental Health A System on Autopilot: How Years of Neglect Went Unchecked TL;DR: For years, a metal finishing corporation in Orlando, Florida, allegedly operated in blatant…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Cybertech, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health Oversight TL;DR: For years, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer, Cybertech, Inc., repeatedly failed to inform federal regulators and the public about the industrial pollutants it was discharging into a local…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Panda Benefit Services & Its Impact on Student Loan Borrowers TLDR: A federal court has ordered a group of interconnected companies, including Public Processing Services LLC, Quick Start Services, LLC, and Signature Processing Services, Inc., to…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Private Equity (GTCR) & Its Impact on American Healthcare TL;DR: A Chicago-based private equity firm, GTCR, stands accused of orchestrating a deliberate plan to dominate the market for a critical, life-saving medical component. After acquiring the…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Oregon Potato Company & Its Impact on Public Safety TLDR: Oregon Potato Company, operating as FreezePack, is alleged to have released a significant quantity of ammonia, an extremely hazardous substance, from its Washington facility. Freezepack then…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: BASF Corporation & Its Impact on Public Health Oversight TL;DR: For four years, chemical giant BASF Corporation imported 334 different chemical substances into the United States without properly informing federal regulators by the legal deadline. This…