Federal Trade Commission // Advertising Fraud // Surveillance Capitalism Your Phone Was Never Listening. They Charged You Like It Was. EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | Source: FTC Docket No. CDECISION, MindSift LLC TL;DR MindSift LLC, a New Hampshire marketing company, sold…
CVS Caremark Accused of Operating Criminal Enterprise to Defraud Union Health Plans TL;DR A roofers union health plan filed a federal class action lawsuit accusing CVS Caremark of operating a criminal racketeering enterprise to defraud union health plans, employers, and…
FTC Federal Lawsuit • Case No. 3:26-cv-00333 JustAnswer’s $5 Lie: How a Chatbot Named Pearl Trapped Hundreds of Thousands in Hidden Subscriptions The FTC’s lawsuit against JustAnswer LLC and its CEO reveals a calculated, years-long scheme to bury subscription charges…
EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 8:25-cv-1841 • 33 min read The Cancellation Maze: How LA Fitness Trapped 3.7 Million Members and Collected Hundreds of Millions in Unwanted Fees The FTC says LA Fitness built a cancellation system designed to fail. They…
EvilCorporations.com • Case 2:26-cv-00539, D. Nev. • 69 min read The UFC Ran a 20-Year Monopoly to Lock You Out of MMA and Drain Your Wallet “Everybody thinks it’s me being anti-competition. There is no competition. … There is no…
Disney Spied on Children: The $10 Million Federal Settlement That Changes Nothing Corporate Accountability Reporting • Children’s Privacy • Federal Enforcement • December 2025 Investigation Disney Tracked Children Online for Years. The Federal Government Fined Them $10 Million and Called…
TL;DR Data giant Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) was caught, for a second time, trapping small businesses in deceptive auto-renewing subscriptions for “credit-building” products. An FTC investigation found D&B misrepresented the value of these products, lying about their ability to improve…
TL;DR A federal court found that Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc., Golden Sunrise Pharmaceutical, Inc., and operator Huu Tieu deceptively sold products as treatments for COVID-19, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease. (Case No. 1:20-cv-01060-DJC-SKO, E.D. Cal.) The FTC won on summary judgment.…
TL;DR Boeing agreed to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, the world’s largest independent builder of aircraft fuselages and wings, for $8.3 billion total ($8.3 billion — enough to pay a year of rent for over 220,000 families). Spirit builds critical airframe parts…
Valvoline Moves To Eliminate Competition, Consolidate Power TL;DR Valvoline Inc. is attempting to acquire its direct competitor, Oil Changers, a move the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing to block. The FTC complaint alleges this merger will eliminate competition in…