The complaint, filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleges Great Finishes LLC, operated by David and Stacy Brinegar of Scott Depot, accepted substantial down payments to replace and repair roofs without completing the work.
The Brinegars previously worked for Quick Silver Restoration, but that business was shut down for the same unlawful practices as Great Finishes, according to the complaint.
“We aggressively fight for consumers,” Morrisey said in a press release. “We always work to the full extent of the law to help make consumers whole and prevent abuses from occurring in the future.”
The lawsuit alleges Great Finishes LLC never returned to complete five roofing jobs for which it received at least $22,964.80 in down payments. Those consumers reside in St. Albans, Oak Hill and Dunbar, in addition to Huntington where a woman paid $9,550.53 for no work and a refund of just 25 percent to date.
Great Finishes still owes about $15,000 for incomplete work, according to the lawsuit. One consumer recouped money by disputing the charge with a credit card company, while another did so by filing a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office.
The lawsuit charges Great Finishes failed to provide a three-day cancellation notice or its contractor’s license number within contracts, failed to complete work by the date promised and conducted business in a deceptive and fraudulent manner.
The Attorney General asks for an immediate injunction to block Great Finishes from doing business in West Virginia and seeks up to a $5,000 fine for each violation of the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
Senior Assistant AG Norman Googel is handling the case for Morrisey's office. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Charles King.
Kanawha Circuit Court case number 16-C-1183