Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Blacklick concrete contractor Ronald Lewis on May 29, 2025, alleging that Lewis took nearly $70,000 from ten customers for driveway and concrete work he either never started or abandoned partway through. The Ronald Lewis Ohio contractor lawsuit was filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court as Case No. 25 CV 004490, and names Lewis doing business as Ron Lewis Cement.1Ohio Attorney General. AG Yost Sues Concrete Contractor Over Unfinished Work
What Lewis Is Accused Of
Starting at least as early as March 2024, Lewis kept collecting upfront payments while his work tailed off, according to the complaint. Some customers said he never showed up at all and strung them along with excuses. Two said he tore out their existing driveways and then never poured the replacement concrete, leaving them in worse shape than before they hired him. The AG’s office counts ten affected consumers and losses close to $70,000 in total.1Ohio Attorney General. AG Yost Sues Concrete Contractor Over Unfinished Work2NBC4i. Columbus Cement Contractor Accused of Defrauding Consumers of $70,000
The Laws the State Says He Broke
The complaint charges Lewis under two Ohio consumer protection statutes.
The first is the Consumer Sales Practices Act. The state says Lewis engaged in deceptive practices by accepting payment for work he did not perform. The complaint also treats his failure to register Ron Lewis Cement with the Ohio Secretary of State as its own violation of the Act, which classifies missing required business registrations as a deceptive practice.1Ohio Attorney General. AG Yost Sues Concrete Contractor Over Unfinished Work3WKBN. Ohio AG Warns Customers Following Cement Layer Lawsuit
The second is the Home Solicitation Sales Act, which covers transactions of $25 or more conducted outside a seller’s regular place of business, including at a customer’s home. The law requires the seller to give the buyer written notice of a three-business-day right to cancel. Lewis allegedly never provided that notice.4ABC6. Ohio AG Sues Contractor for Abandoning Jobs, Seeks Restitution5Ohio Attorney General. Consumer Laws
What the Attorney General Is Asking For
The suit seeks restitution covering the full losses of the ten identified consumers, civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation under the Consumer Sales Practices Act, and an injunction barring Lewis from operating in ways that violate Ohio consumer protection law. The complaint also asks the court for a declaratory judgment that Lewis’s conduct violated state law.6Ohio Attorney General. Consumer Protection Annual Report
Current Status of the Case
The case remains pending in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. No ruling, settlement, or default judgment has been reported, and no criminal charges have been filed against Lewis; the AG’s 2025 Consumer Protection Annual Report lists the matter as a pending civil case only.6Ohio Attorney General. Consumer Protection Annual Report
If You Paid Lewis and Never Got the Work
The Attorney General’s office is asking anyone who believes they were the victim of unfair or deceptive business practices to file a complaint at OhioProtects.org or by calling 800-282-0515. Complaints from additional Lewis customers can factor into the restitution the court is being asked to order.1Ohio Attorney General. AG Yost Sues Concrete Contractor Over Unfinished Work
One point worth knowing if you’re hiring a concrete or home-improvement contractor in Ohio: the state does not license home improvement contractors, though some cities do. State law does require the business itself to be registered with the Secretary of State, and the absence of that registration is one of the things the AG is using against Lewis here.7Ohio Attorney General. Consumer Tips – Home Improvement