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November 19, 2009
Computer seller BlueHippo runs afoul of Ohio and federal government
Computer seller BlueHippo got a one-two punch from the state and federal governments.
The Ohio attorney general's office sued BlueHippo in state court Tuesday, Nov. 17, less than a week after the Federal Trade Commission went back to federal court to enforce a previous order against BlueHippo.
The Ohio lawsuit reads like a laundry list of violations of the Consumer Sales Practices Act and layaway laws.
It says the company, which markets computers to people with poor credit, misled customers about the equipment they were buying as well as the total price and the terms and conditions of sales.
The company takes customers' initial deposits without providing them with dated, written receipts that spell out what goods the deposits apply to and whether there are additional charges for storage, assembly or delivery, the lawsuit said.
Consumers who entered into layaway plans for more than $500 with BlueHippo never got the required written contracts, the suit said.
Attorney General Richard Cordray wants the court to fine the company and order it to issue refunds to wronged consumers. Further, the attorney general asked the court to prohibit the company from operating in Ohio until it pays any fines or refunds the court orders and straightens out its sales practices.
In early November, the FTC asked a federal court to find BlueHippo in contempt of court for violating a previous order about its sales practices.
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