COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio contractor is being sued by the city of Columbus after customers allegedly lost over $70,000 in unfinished work.
According to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Ron Lewis, of Ron Lewis Cement, is accused of abandoning concrete jobs and engaging in deceptive business practices.
The lawsuit filed in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas states that Lewis, of Blacklick, violated the Consumer Sales Practices Act and Home Solicitation Sales Act after 10 consumers lost around $70,000 combined after hiring Lewis for concrete-pouring jobs.
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Lewis, the lawsuit said, stopped completing jobs as of at least March 2024, despite accepting up-front payments. Two consumers reported that Lewis excavated their existing driveway but never finished, and others said he performed no work at all or provided excuses for delays and failed to fulfill his end of the contract…