Ohio's AG suing Northeast Ohio contractors - Basement Waterproofing Contractor Accused of

State suing Northeast Ohio contractors

Counts include failure to deliver and performing substandard work.

NORWALK REFLECTOR STAFF

ELYRIA

NOV 25, 201

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced lawsuits against two Northeast Ohio home improvement contractors.

The lawsuits accuse Mark Walker of Avon, and his business, All American Restoration, and Wayne Given of Silver Lake, doing business as Basement Waterproofing Solutions, of failure to deliver and performing shoddy work.

"When consumers pay thousands of dollars for home improvement services they never receive as promised, there's a problem," DeWine said. "We are committed to enforcing Ohio's consumer protection laws and holding violators accountable."

Wayne Given operated Basement Waterproofing Solutions from his home in Silver Lake, Ohio, offering basement waterproofing services. Consumers complained that the business failed to deliver or did shoddy work. Reported losses totaled approximately $12,900 for three consumer complaints.

Read the rest here http://www.norwalkreflector.com/article/3814436

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From the Labour Reporter - Supervisor Goes to Jail, Roofing Co Fined After a Worker Fell and Died

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Nov 25, 2013

Supervisor jailed, company fined after worker dies

Roofing Medics Ltd. fined $50,000 after worker killed in fall

Roofing Medics Ltd. was fined $50,000 and its supervisor Paul Markewycs jailed for 15 days after a worker was killed in a fall from a residence in Toronto.

The roofing installation company — based in Brampton — was found to be in violation of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker installing waterproofing materials from a ladder lost his balance and fell. The worker fell about six metres and struck a fence. The employee was taken to hospital and pronounced dead an hour later.

"I hope this jail sentence sends a chill down the spine of every boss who puts profit ahead of workplace safety," said Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) president Sid Ryan. "Every year 80 Ontario workers are killed in workplace tragedies and nearly 250,000 more are maimed or injured. The only way to stop this carnage in the workplace is to march negligent employers from their boardroom to a jail cell."

- See more at: http://www.safety-reporter.com/articleview/19529-supervisor-jailed-company-fined-after-worker-dies#sthash.yJLBeIAO.dpuf

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Exposed Waterproofer in NJ Buys His Nemesis' dot com Web Names, Redirects Them to XXX Sites

FROM THE NY POST - Extra, extra — get your "hard" news here! 

A New Jersey businessman was so angry about an article that ran the Newark Star-Ledger, he bought the editor's Web domain name — then redirected users to a hardcore porn website to get revenge, a new lawsuit claims.

Editor Kevin Whitmer claims the paper ran a series of negative articles between 2010 and 2013 about waterproofing company owner Alfred Demola, exposing his allegedly shady business practices such as not returning customers' deposits.

The articles, which ran in the business column "Bamboozled," enraged Demola — who called the editor, demanding the paper stop writing about him, READ THE REST AT THE NY POST SITE HERE http://nypost.com/2013/11/21/business-owner-accused-of-xxx-revenge/

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Someone who I pissed off took a pic of my lic plate DECKXPT and turned it porno...I just laughed it off...

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