Monthly Archives: September, 2023

Down the Rabbit Hole with Sam Bankman-Fried

FOIAengine:  As Trial Looms, a Private Investigator Pursues the SEC It’s been a tough couple of months for Sam Bankman-Fried.  He’s stewing in jail, facing...

Sweet Deal: Smuckers Gobbles up Hostess Brands

In a major turnaround for Hostess, J. M. Smucker Co. announced it will acquire the maker of Twinkies in a deal valued at $5.6 billion. Smuckers...

Analytics Reveal Trends in NLRB Litigation

Created in 1935 with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is responsible for enforcing US Labor Law, primarily...

Soaring Airport Contraband: ScanTech Goes Public

As air travel rebounds from pandemic lows, ScanTechIdentification Beam Systems, LLC announced that it will be going public via a SPAC deal with Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, and Mars Acquisition...

Hedge Funds Laser Focused on Pharma

FOIAengine Identifies 57 New FOIA Requests to FDA Hedge funds and other financial institutions made 57 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests last month to...

An Inside Look at FTC Enforcement Actions in the Last Five Years

Since its inception in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection watchdog with antitrust oversight, has shapeshifted as its enforcement authority...

Addimmune Goes Public in Bid to Cure HIV

American Gene Technologies International announced that it is spinning off it’s HIV-focused gene therapy company Addimmune in a SPAC deal that values the enterprise at $500...

Analytics Reveal Litigation Patterns of Health Insurers

The United States private health insurance industry covers roughly 60.7% of the total U.S. population, or 203 million individuals. In 2022, it raked...