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  State of Ohio v Philip W. Johnson Jr. Case Number 25 CV 005092
  

  The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the governments allegations, which have not yet been proven.

  
  

  On June 16, 2025, the Ohio Attorney General's Office filed a civil lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against defendant Philip W. Johnson Jr., alleging he violated state consumer protection laws and committed unfair or deceptive or unconscionable acts or practices while doing business under his own name or the business name Scarlet Events, and promoting, offering for sale, and selling event tickets to consumers for sport events, concerts and other events. According to the lawsuit, the defendant allegedly: did not have ownership or possession of event tickets at the time he sold them to consumers, did not disclose to consumers that delivery of tickets he sold was conditional upon his acquisition of them; in many instances the defendant received payment from consumers and failed to provided the tickets or refunds to consumers. The state is asking the court to order the defendant to pay damages to all consumers injured by the conduct of the defendant.

  
  

  For more information concerning this government action:

  
  

   
  
  - The Ohio Attorney General's Office Help Center
  
  Toll-free: 800-282-0515 or Local: 614-466-4986, 30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, https://www.ohioprotects.org/
  
   
  
  - The Franklin County Clerk of Courts office,
  
  373 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215, phone 614-525-3600, http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/clerk/cio.cfm or online http://fcdcfcjs.co.franklin.oh.us/CaseInformationOnlin