CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey s office recently won a lawsuit that prohibits a Northern Panhandle plumbing contractor from doing any future home improvement work.
The court order permanently blocks Charles P. Waterman and his company, Waterman Plumbing LLC, from engaging in any capacity of plumbing or contracting work. It also requires Waterman to pay $14,133.72 in restitution.
The lawsuit had alleged Waterman violated the state’s consumer protection laws by accepting thousands of dollars for deficient and unfinished work. Morrisey
“Contractors who don’t follow the law must be stopped,” Morrisey said in a statement. “Consumers deserve to get the services they pay for in a timely manner and satisfactory condition. Our office works vigorously to investigate complaints in hopes of weeding out bad actors to increase trust and confidence in the countless other contractors who perform admirably.”
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West Virginia Attorney General issued the following announcement on May 6.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won a lawsuit that prohibits a plumbing contractor from doing any future home improvement work.
The recent court order permanently blocks Charles P. Waterman and his company, Waterman Plumbing LLC, from engaging in any capacity of plumbing or contracting work. It also requires Waterman to pay $14,133.72 in restitution.
The Attorney General’s lawsuit had alleged Waterman violated the state’s consumer protection laws by accepting thousands of dollars for deficient and unfinished work.
“Contractors who don’t follow the law must be stopped,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “Consumers deserve to get the services they pay for in a timely manner and satisfactory condition. Our office works vigorously to investigate complaints in hopes of weeding out bad actors to increase trust and confidence in the countless other contractors who perform admi
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A Northern Panhandle plumbing contractor is now barred from doing any future home improvement work following a recent court order in a lawsuit filed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
The order permanently blocks Charles P. Waterman and his company, Waterman Plumbing LLC, from engaging in any capacity of plumbing or contracting work. It also requires Waterman to pay $14,133.72 in restitution.
The attorney general’s lawsuit had alleged Waterman violated the state’s consumer protection laws by accepting thousands of dollars for deficient and unfinished work.
“Contractors who don’t follow the law must be stopped,” Morrisey said. “Consumers deserve to get the services they pay for in a timely manner and satisfactory condition.”