Corporate Pollution Case Study: The Odom Corporation, Anheuser-Busch, & Their Impact on Public Health TL;DR: For nearly two decades after a federal deadline, beverage distribution giants The Odom Corporation, its subsidiaries, and Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii, Inc. operated illegal large-capacity…
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…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Intuit Inc. & Its Impact on American Taxpayers TLDR: For years, Intuit Inc. saturated American airwaves and screens with promises of “free” tax filing through its TurboTax service. Federal regulators, however, have laid bare a strikingly…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Meazure Learning, Inc. & Its Impact on Aspiring Lawyers In a damning indictment of corporate responsibility, Meazure Learning, Inc. stands accused of turning the most crucial test of a lawyer’s career into a traumatic ordeal of…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Zero Edge & Its Impact on Investors TLDR: A CEO raised nearly $4 million for a tech startup and allegedly lost almost all of it in four days on risky crypto trades and online gambling. Richard…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: XCL Resources, EP Energy, and The High Price of Greed (TL;DR) To settle allegations of illegal pre-merger coordination, three Houston-based energy companies—XCL Resources Holdings, LLC, Verdun Oil Company II LLC, and EP Energy LLC—were ordered to…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: The Sherwin-Williams Company & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: In a stunning illustration of corporate negligence, The Sherwin-Williams Company stands accused by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a laundry list of environmental and safety…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: The Starco Group & Its Impact on Public Health and Safety TL;DR: A Pattern of Secrecy and Disregard A California-based pesticide producer, The Starco Group, Inc., has been cited for repeatedly failing to inform the U.S.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Ultramar Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: A major petroleum refinery operator, Ultramar Inc., recently agreed to pay a $270,437 penalty after federal regulators alleged the company repeatedly failed to comply with critical public…
Corporate Greed Case Study: The ‘Creative Financing’ Scheme & Its Impact on American Investors TL;DR: According to a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, two entrepreneurs, Joel J. Natario and Jefferson “Patch” Baker, allegedly orchestrated a sophisticated fraud,…