Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a lawsuit against Hummingbird Construction Co., LLC and its owner, Matthew Ashline, for allegedly scamming multiple customers by accepting deposits for construction projects never started and then failing to return the funds.
The lawsuit, filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court, claims this conduct violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act and is asking the Court to dissolve Hummingbird Construction and require it and Ashline to repay affected customers.
Nessel contends in the lawsuit that Ashline collected deposits from customers in St. Clair, Monroe, Eaton and Washtenaw Counties to begin construction projects but failed to initiate the contracted work. In multiple cases, despite repeated requests from the consumers for refunds, Ashline allegedly delayed repayment or failed to return deposits…