Sun, Mar 20, 2011
MO AG Wins Judgement Against Hart Aero
After years of complaints (some
documented here on ANN) and an impressive amount of online consumer
activism, Doug Hart, who has consistently been proven to have taken
money for aircraft kits and parts that have not been delivered, in
whole or in part; has been stopped from victimizing any more fellow
flyers. This result occurred thanks to an active aero-consumer
effort (primarily online) and the action of the MO AG's
office.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reported that he
"obtained a consent judgment against Douglas Hart, owner of Hart
Aero, for alleged violations of Missouri’s Merchandising
Practices Act."
Koster said Hart, currently of Springfield, sold airplanes and
light aircraft to consumers nationwide through his website. He
lived in Howell County at the time. Hart told consumers he would
buy the necessary materials, build the aircraft, and deliver
it. However, he failed to deliver the completed aircraft, nor
did he refund his customers’ money.
Koster said that under the judgment, Hart will pay $60,830 in
restitution and $3,000 to reimburse the state for the cost of the
investigation and enforcing the Missouri Merchandising Practice
Act. The court also issued a permanent injunction prohibiting
Hart from violating the Missouri Merchandising Practice Act, from
advertising or offering any airplane for sale and from soliciting
or obtaining money for the sale of airplanes.
“Consumers have a right to have full confidence that a
company’s ads and sales pitches are honest and
accurate,” Koster said. “Businesses that try to
profit by deceiving Missouri consumers should understand that the
Attorney General’s Office will take action.”
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