True, but Boeing is under the jurisdiction of the FAA, and compelled to report applicable and pertinent data as a principal party, and holder of the certificate.
In that case if the claim that over 100 787 batteries have needed to be replaced in a relatively small number of aircraft is true. then either Boeing has been hiding this from the regulator or the regulator has known and has failed to take action.
Is this a conversation that could have been taking place in private, between Boeing and the FAA?