Facebook Settles with Federal Regulators for over $5b
Facebook, Inc. agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty to the FTC, and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate...
Whistleblower Awarded $500k by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rewarded an overseas whistleblower half-million dollars for expeditious reporting that...
FDA Sends Official Warnings that Sell CBD Products with Unsubstantiated Claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc., for illegally selling unapproved products containing...
Equifax Agrees to $575M Settlement Over Data Breach
Following the massive data breach of Equifax that impacted an estimated 147 million people, Equifax has agreed to pay $575 million...
Lawsuits Allege Tuna Is Not Dolphin Safe
In 1990 Congress passed the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act to prevent fraud and affix a federal definition to the term...
FDA Warns Companies Selling Kratom Drug Products For Deceptive Advertising
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to marketers and distributors of kratom products, Cali Botanicals and Kratom...
Mineral Spring Water Recalled Because of Arsenic
Peñafiel brand unflavored mineral spring water made by Keurig Dr Pepper company was recalled after a laboratory found “volative levels of...
Retailers Pull Dairy Products After Undercover Investigation Exposes Inhumane Treatment of Animals
The Animal Recovery Mission conducted an undercover investigation of the largest dairy farm in the country at Fair Oaks Farm in Indiana...
Opioid Manufacturer Pays $225M for Doctor Bribery Scheme
Insys Therapeutics, an opioid manufacturer, has agreed to pay $225 million to settle the federal government's criminal and civil...
Consumer Reports Finds Arsenic at Potentially Dangerous Levels in Bottled Water
A Consumer Reports' investigation found arsenic in some bottled water that exceeded the federal limit of 10 parts per billion. The CR...
