Grove City company charged with consumer law violations

By MARK DUBOVEC Wednesday July 23, 2014 10:29 AM

The Ohio Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a Grove City business and its owner, charging consumer law violations.

Attorney General Mike DeWine's office announced July 9 that a suit had been filed against Quality 1st Home Improvements LLC and its owner, Tony Logan, for violations of Ohio's consumer laws.

A news release from the attorney general's office identifies specific counts of failure to deliver, performing shoddy work and failing to give consumers notice of their three-day right to cancel under the state's Consumer Sales Practices Act and Home Solicitation Sales Act.

The case was filed with the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and has been assigned to Judge Charles Schneider. The defendant has 28 days from when it was served to respond.

"It's still in the process phase," said Dan Tierney, spokesman for DeWine's office. "It's essentially in the pretrial phase."

The lawsuit seeks, according to the news release, restitution for consumers, civil penalties and an injunction to stop further violations.

"That's generally the goal of any consumer litigation," Tierney said.

According to a brief filed by DeWine's office, Logan faces a civil penalty of $25,000 for each separate violation, if he is convicted.

Quality 1st Home Improvements, a home-based business that operates out of 5046 Demorest Drive, offers home improvement services, specifically basement remodeling.

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