Einhorn v. Ford Motor Co.

The issue before us concerns the interpretation of R.C. 1345.09(F)(2) which involves the award of attorney fees to a consumer when a supplier knowingly commits an act which violates the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, R.C. Chapter 1345.

The Consumer Sales Practices Act prohibits unfair or deceptive acts3 and unconscionable acts or practices4 by suppliers in consumer transactions. The Act defines a “supplier” as a “* * * seller, lessor * * * engaged in the business of effecting or soliciting consumer transactions * * *.” R.C. 1345.01(C). A “consumer transaction” is a “* * * sale, lease * * *…