Product safety violations occur when companies manufacture and sell goods that are dangerous or fail to meet safety standards. These products can cause harm or injury to consumers, leading to loss of life or serious health issues.
TL;DR Jackson Electric Cooperative, an electric utility in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, stored toxic PCB-contaminated transformers on site for years without performing a single required inspection for leaks. When federal EPA inspectors showed up on July 10, 2023, Jackson Electric…
Environmental Accountability • Kansas City, Missouri • Lead Poisoning Risk Zero Dollars. Zero Accountability. Three Homes Poisoned. Filed: October 6, 2025 • EPA Region 7 • RK Contractors, LLC TL;DR RK Contractors, LLC renovated three pre-1978 Kansas City homes, all…
Louisiana Supreme Court • October 24, 2025 • Products Liability The Death of a Handymanvs. Werner Ladder’s Brand Image TL;DR In November 2019, Carlos Pellecer, a handyman, fell from a Werner-branded aluminum ladder while changing an outdoor light in New…
TL;DR Arxada, LLC, a New Jersey chemical corporation, imported 18 bags of the industrial pesticide Axcela into the United States through Salt Lake City on April 15, 2025, with three mismatched and contradictory establishment identification numbers across its paperwork. Federal…
A Contractor Poisoned Homes. The EPA Let Them Buy Their Way Out. TL;DR Landmark Modernization Contractors, a remodeling company based in Rocklin, California, broke federal lead-paint safety laws that exist specifically to protect families and workers from one of the…
The Insurance Company That Abandoned Firefighters EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 24-3781, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • 30 min read TL;DR Fire-Dex LLC makes protective gear for firefighters. Multiple firefighters and their spouses sued Fire-Dex, alleging its gear exposed…
Investigative Report • Environmental Enforcement • Illinois A $56,000 Fine For Selling Banned Pesticides. Crown Chemical Called It a Deal. A Crestwood, Illinois chemical company sold unregistered and EPA-cancelled pesticides to customers for years. The EPA caught them. The penalty…
Environmental Accountability / Pesticide Regulation / EPA Enforcement Skipped Paperwork. $1,300 Fine. Years of Silence. Filed with U.S. EPA Region 5 | Effective October 1, 2025 | Evansville, Indiana TL;DR Earth Laboratories, Inc., a registered pesticide producer in Evansville, Indiana,…
⚠ EPA Enforcement Action • EPCRA Violation • Seattle, Washington “Extremely Hazardous” Chemicals Illegally Stored at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, According to EPA EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. EPCRA-10-2025-0180 • 15 min read TL;DR Seattle Arena Company, LLC, the operator of…
EvilCorporations.com • EPA Region 8 / Docket No. TSCA-08-2025-000 • 15 min read Lead In The Walls, Lies On The Job Site A Colorado home renovation company gutted pre-1978 houses without a single lead safety certification, left poisonous paint chips…