Kia and Hyundai Knew Their Cars Were Easy to Steal. They Built Millions of Them Anyway. Corporate Accountability Project Corporate Misconduct Kia America & Hyundai Motor America · 2011–2021 Kia and Hyundai Knew Their Cars Were Easy to Steal. They…
I just got an email from Harrod’s stating that many of its customers recently suffered a data breach of our personal information. According to a notice sent to affected customers, that stolen personal information is now being actively used in…
A federal jury delivered a stunning rebuke to IT company Glow Networks, awarding nine former employees a total of $63 million after hearing testimony of racial discrimination so severe one plaintiff likened it to the “new slavery”. The verdict, however,…
A $41.1 billion federal bailout designed during the corona pandemic economic downturn to secure the retirements of a union workforce, became the centerpiece of a legal battle over corporate responsibility. When trucking giant Yellow Corporation collapsed into bankruptcy in 2023,…
More than 400 victims lost over $16 million in a financial scheme federal prosecutors described as a “Ponzi scheme designed to build his own personal wealth”. The operation, run by Ephren Taylor, II, the former CEO of City Capital Corporation…
Faced with liability for distributing asbestos-contaminated talc that led to approximately 2,700 lawsuits, Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc. executed a legal maneuver that effectively stripped its victims of the right to sue the company’s successor. By filing for Chapter 11…
A routine order between two long-standing business partners resulted in a pet food manufacturer mixing a “vastly more concentrated” and toxic ingredient into its product, leading to the sickness and, in some cases, deaths of multiple dogs. A subsequent legal…
For seven years, a Massachusetts oil company supplied its customers with a heating fuel that was incompatible with their equipment, leading to widespread system failures and financial loss. While a recent class-action lawsuit alleges the company knew of the risks,…
The Cherry-Picker To the outside world, Peter Kambolin and his firm, Systematic Alpha Management (SAM), were a picture of success. Based out of a sunny high-rise in South Florida, they won industry awards and marketed themselves as a sophisticated, algorithm-driven…
How Over 112,000 Gallons of Oil Sat Unprotected by a Kansas Waterway An oil production company operated two facilities in Kansas with a combined storage capacity of over 112,000 gallons of oil and produced water without the legally required safety…