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The following references a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the government’s allegations, which have not yet been proven:
According to a press release issued by the Ohio Attorney General's office on 9/30/2016 http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/September-2016/Two-Ohio-Cemeteries-Accused-of-Failing-to-Deliver Theodore L. Martin Jr. and Arminda Martin were operators and owners of Fairview Memorial Park located at 5035 Columbus Pike in Lewis Center, and Grandview Memorial Park located at 5400 Lakewood Road in Ravenna, and were charged with failing to deliver headstones a, vaults, and memorial items sold to consumers, in a civil lawsuit filed in Portage County Ohio Common Pleas Court http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/Consumer-Protection/2016-9-30-Fairview-Memorial-Grandview-Memorial-Par.aspx . According to the Attorney General’s office, estimated consumer losses at the time the lawsuit was filed totaled about $36,000 based on 26 unresolved complaints, and the state is seeking restitution for consumers, and an end to any violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act, and civil penalties. Additionally, the Ohio Attorney General's Office reported that Theodore L. Martin Jr. and Arminda Martin also had been charged criminally in Portage County in separate cases involving related activity.
For more information regarding this government action, please contact the:
- Ohio Attorney General’s Office at http://www.ohioprotects.org/ or by calling 800-282-0515.
- Portage County Ohio Clerk of Courts at http://co.portage.oh.us/clerkofcourts.htm or by calling 800-772-3799BBB serving Akron serving Ashland, Medina, Portage, Richland, Summit & Wayne Counties publishes a separate Business Review concerning Grandview Memorial Park in Ravenna which is available at http://www.bbb.org/akron/business-reviews/cemeteries/grandview-memorial-park-inc-in-ravenna-oh-10041
- Government Actions:Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:2016CV00883 - State of Ohio v Fairview Memorial Park, Inc., Grandview Memorial Park, Inc., Theodore L. Martin, Jr., Arminda Martin
The following references a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the government’s allegations, which have not yet been proven:
According to a press release issued by the Ohio Attorney General's office on 9/30/2016 Theodore L. Martin Jr. and Arminda Martin were operators and owners of Fairview Memorial Park located at 5035 Columbus Pike in Lewis Center, and Grandview Memorial Park located at 5400 Lakewood Road in Ravenna, and were charged with failing to deliver headstones a, vaults, and memorial items sold to consumers in a civil lawsuit filed in Portage County Ohio Common Pleas Court . According to the Attorney General’s office, estimated consumer losses at the time the lawsuit was filed totaled about $36,000 based on 26 unresolved complaints, and the state is seeking restitution for consumers, and an end to any violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act, and civil penalties.
For more information regarding this government action, please contact the:
- Ohio Attorney General’s Office at http://www.ohioprotects.org/ or by calling 800-282-0515:
- Portage County Ohio Clerk of Courts at http://co.portage.oh.us/clerkofcourts.htm or by calling 800-772-3799
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB of Central Ohio
- BBB File Opened:
- 11/27/2012
- Business Started:
- 8/30/1960
- Type of Entity:
- Non-profit Organization
- Alternate Names:
- Fairview Memorial Park, Incorporated
- Business Management:
- Mr. Theodore L Martin Jr., Owner
- Ms. Arminda Martin, Owner
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- Principal Contacts
- Mr. Theodore L Martin Jr., Owner
- Customer Contacts
- Mr. Theodore L Martin Jr., Owner
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- Cemetery
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