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As 2022 Winds Down, AG Yost Fires Up Multiple Consumer-Protection Lawsuits

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In the final days of the year, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed eight consumer-protection lawsuits across the state against businesses...

Yost to Serve as President of National Association of Attorneys General

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has been elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for 2023. The unanimous vote...

AG Yost’s Google Lawsuit Trial Date Set for 2024

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The trial in Ohio’s lawsuit against Google Search is scheduled to begin on May 14, 2024, in Delaware County Common Pleas Court,...

AG Yost Sues Dollar General Over Deceptive Pricing

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — After receiving consumer complaints from multiple counties, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking Dollar General to court for allegedly advertising goods...

Summary of Petition Accepted To Amend Ohio’s Minimum Wage

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today accepted a petition seeking to amend Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution, which sets...

Knox County Couple Indicted in Elder Abuse, Theft of More Than $450,000

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A Knox County grand jury has indicted a former law enforcement officer and his wife on seven felony charges stemming from...

Suspect Arrested; Another At Large Following Human Trafficking Indictment

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance to locate an indicted suspect following the arrest...

Yost, 32 Other Attorney Generals Reach $438 Million Settlement with JUUL

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost and 32 other attorneys general today announced a proposed $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs stemming from...

BCI Update on Knox County Officer-Involved Shooting

(MOUNT VERNON, Ohio) — On Saturday, Aug. 20, the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) was requested by Knox County Sheriff David...

Man Posing as Funeral Home Director Found Guilty

(TOLEDO, Ohio) — A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge found Shawnte Hardin guilty of multiple felony charges for providing funeral services without a...

Attorney General Yost Announces the Formation of National Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Ohio has teamed with Indiana, North Carolina and 47 other attorneys general in forming a...

AG Yost Sues Biden Administration for Threatening to Withhold Nutrition Assistance for Schools

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pushing back on the Biden administration’s policy updates that compel schools receiving federal nutritional assistance and...

On Earth Day, Attorney General Yost Applauds His Environmental Team’s Success Thus Far in 2024

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Mention the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and Ohio residents probably think about its efforts to protect consumers, combat human trafficking or investigate...

AG Yost Sues Akron Used-Car Dealership Seeking Reimbursement in Title Deception Cases

(AKRON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a used-car dealership and its owner for alleged violations of state consumer protection laws,...

Murder Charge Filed in 2017 Disappearance of Huron County Mother Amanda Dean

(NORWALK, Ohio) — A Huron County man has been indicted on felony charges – including murder – in connection with the disappearance six years...

AG Yost Announces New Training to Help Health-care Professionals Combat Labor Trafficking

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Rounding out National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced new training for health-care professionals that focuses...

AG Yost Teams With Lawmakers to Protect Children From AI-Enabled Abuse

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Legislation proposed by Attorney General Dave Yost and introduced this week in the Ohio Senate seeks to protect children from ill-intentioned...