News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced two different consumer protection lawsuits against home improvement contractors accused of performing shoddy work and failing to deliver promised services.

Washington County Prosecutor Kevin Rings was today found guilty of coercion. The case centered on Rings’ inappropriate interactions with an individual who was a victim and a defendant in two cases under Rings’ purview as prosecutor.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 23, which was signed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine this afternoon:

Attorney General Dave Yost today filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a used car dealership and its owner who failed to deliver vehicle titles to central Ohio customers.  

A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted five corrections officers from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center for their actions in three separate incidents.

Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that a Monroe County transgender person has been found guilty of rape and charged as a Sexually Violent Predator for actions against two minors.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the conclusion of an elder abuse investigation through a plea agreement with Christine Warkentine filed in Clinton County Common Pleas Court. The attorney general’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Special Prosecutions Section handled the investigation and prosecution.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the 2018 Capital Crimes Annual Report which includes information and a procedural history on each case that has resulted in a death sentence in Ohio since 1981.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to reverse its Texas v. United States decision that found the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. The state of Montana joined Ohio in its brief.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is calling for a new report on pain management to adhere to guidelines already published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for decreasing the risk of opioid misuse. Yost, along with 38 other state and territory attorneys general nationwide, sent a letter today to Dr. Vanila Singh, chief medical officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.