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AG Yost Sues NY-based Home Warranty Company, Alleging Deceptive Business Practices
The lawsuit names Albert Sayegh – who operates First Premier from Brooklyn, where he also lives – seeking to hold him accountable for more than two years of alleged misconduct.
From Aug. 1, 2022, to Aug. 7, 2024, the suit says, 13 Ohio consumers filed complaints against First Premier with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Additionally, 18 Ohio consumers lodged complaints with the Better Business Bureau in New York.
Yost’s lawsuit maintains that First Premier misrepresented its product and services to consumers, whose complaints indicate that the company rarely covers claims and, even when payments are made, that the amount typically is not enough to pay for the necessary repair or replacement.
The lawsuit also accuses First Premier of violating the Consumer Sales Practices Act by manipulating online reviews, allowing consumers who posted negative feedback to cancel their accounts only if they remove their reviews and posting false reviews by fake consumers. Evidence of this practice was obtained during an investigation by Yost’s Consumer Protection Section.
