EvilCorporations.com • Civil Action No. 4:25-cv-00045, E.D. Va. • 27 min read Experian Took the Fraudsters’ Word for It A now-bankrupt solar scam company and its lending partners buried tens of thousands of dollars in fake debt on innocent people’s…
Investigation • Education • Institutional Failure The Principal Who Preyed: How a School District Let a 16-Year-Old Fend For Herself EvilCorporations.com • Wadsworth v. Nguyen, MSAD 40/RSU 40, No. 23-1463 (1st Cir. 2025) • 64 min read TL;DR From 2016…
The Robot Lawyer Was a Lie TL;DR The Facts: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a formal Decision and Order against DoNotPay, Inc. for deceptive and unsubstantiated advertising claims. The company neither admitted nor denied the allegations but agreed to…
TL;DR Uber secretly decided to launch its ridesharing platform in Buenos Aires in April 2016 knowing the launch was illegal, and told none of this to the Buenos Aires lawyer whose name and address were on file as Uber’s official…
Corporate Espionage Pays, Until It Doesn’t TL;DR The Plan: Chinese tech firm Hytera Communications couldn’t innovate, so it executed a “blatant theft” of trade secrets from its main competitor, Motorola Solutions. The Heist: Hytera’s CEO personally orchestrated the poaching of…
TransUnion’s Flawed Algorithm: A $15 Million Penalty for Locking Families Out of Homes TL;DR The Facts: TransUnion was sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Case No.…
A License to Kill: How Federal Law Protects Insurers Who Deny a Dying Man an Inhaler TL;DR The Denial: On March 25, 2020, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts denied coverage for an asthma inhaler prescribed by a doctor for…
In an era dominated by high-stakes profits and unbridled competition, few things catch the public eye more than a company accused of holding its customers hostage to proprietary parts and specialized services. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) complaint against MWE…
Class Action Investigation Audible Stole Your Creditsand Called It Policy EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 2:24-cv-01999 • Filed December 4, 2024 • 11 min read TL;DR Audible, Inc. sells membership plans that promise subscribers credits they can use to buy audiobooks.…
Anthem Accused of Running Ghost Network That Blocked Mental Health Care Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Anthem HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. · class action Anthem Accused of Running Ghost Network That Blocked Mental Health Care Federal employees say 80% of mental health…