News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced lawsuits against a southwest Ohio home improvement contractor and a central Ohio home improvement contractor for failing to deliver promised services to consumers and performing shoddy work.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned consumers to avoid lottery and sweepstakes scams as the estimated Powerball jackpot hits $800 million.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Hamilton County Grand Jury has indicted an environmental services company and two company managers in connection with a fire that resulted in the death of an employee.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Thrifty Propane for misrepresenting its services and failing to deliver propane to consumers across the state.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that more than $1.2 million in grants have been awarded to assist victims of sexual assault on Ohio campuses. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today offered advice for consumers who plan to join a fitness center in the New Year.

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that former Cambridge city councilman and former Cambridge City School District school resource officer Paul D. Fields Jr. was sentenced today to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor sexual imposition and no contest to the charge of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today reminded Verizon and Sprint customers that they have until Dec. 31 to seek a share of the $120 million allocated for consumers under national “mobile cramming” settlements announced earlier this year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a $150 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit with JPMorgan Chase & Co. over losses incurred by the bank's investors, including the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, in the wake of its “London Whale” trading scandal first revealed in 2012. The settlement class includes all persons who purchased JP Morgan common stock between April 13, 2012 and May 21, 2012.  

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that the state has filed a request for a public hearing over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed plan to place dredged material from the Cleveland Harbor directly in Lake Erie.