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Plenty of companies have made mistakes. Fewer show no remorse for those mistakes and continue to make them intentionally. These are the corporations that were publicly reprimanded, fined, sued, or otherwise regulated, and still found themselves in trouble again later. In some cases, the issues were safety related. In others, they involved fraud, privacy, labour practices, or environmental damage. The common thread is repetition. Regulators stepped in. Executives testified. Settlements were paid. Then another scandal followed. Here are 15 companies that did not just stumble once, but kept testing the limits.
Ford Motor Company
Ford faced major backlash in the 1970s over the Pinto fuel tank design, which was linked to deadly fires. Decades later, the company dealt with additional safety controversies, including rollover issues with the Explorer and Firestone tire failures.
Wells Fargo
After the fake accounts scandal in 2016, which led to billions in fines, Wells Fargo continued to face investigations. Subsequent issues included improper auto insurance charges, wrongful home foreclosures, and compliance failures that triggered new penalties years after the initial reprimand.
Following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook was fined and promised reforms. It later faced additional scrutiny over data handling practices, misinformation management, and internal research disclosures related to user harm.
Volkswagen
After the 2015 diesel emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen paid massive fines. Investigations later revealed broader compliance failures within the company, and it continued to deal with legal fallout in multiple countries for years.
Boeing
The 737 MAX crashes exposed design and oversight failures. Even after global grounding and reforms, Boeing faced additional scrutiny over manufacturing defects, quality control concerns, and whistleblower complaints tied to other aircraft programs.
Uber
Uber’s early expansion included regulatory violations and the use of software to evade enforcement. After leadership changes, the company still faced lawsuits over driver classification, labour rights disputes, and safety reporting transparency.
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil has long faced criticism over environmental practices and climate disclosures. Beyond oil spill controversies, it has been investigated and sued over what critics say were misleading public statements about climate research and risk.
Johnson & Johnson
The company paid major settlements over opioid marketing practices. It also faced ongoing litigation over talc products and product safety concerns, with repeated legal battles spanning different product lines.
Tyson Foods
Tyson has faced repeated allegations involving workplace safety violations, environmental compliance issues, and price fixing investigations, even after prior settlements and regulatory scrutiny.
Deutsche Bank
The bank has paid fines tied to money laundering failures, sanctions violations, and rate manipulation. Even after reforms, it continued to face investigations related to compliance breakdowns and high-risk client relationships.
BP
Following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP paid record settlements. The company has also faced separate safety violations and environmental penalties at refineries and drilling operations in other incidents before and after the Gulf spill.
Amazon
Amazon has faced repeated labour investigations over warehouse conditions, antitrust scrutiny in multiple countries, and regulatory challenges tied to marketplace practices, even after earlier warnings and fines.
Goldman Sachs
After criticism for its role in the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman Sachs later became entangled in the 1MDB corruption scandal, resulting in multibillion dollar settlements and renewed questions about internal controls.
Purdue Pharma
Purdue pleaded guilty to criminal charges tied to opioid marketing, paid fines, and later faced additional lawsuits from states and municipalities. The company ultimately filed for bankruptcy amid continuing legal pressure.
Equifax
After its massive 2017 data breach exposed sensitive information from millions of consumers, Equifax agreed to major settlements. It later faced further scrutiny over cybersecurity practices and data protection failures.
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