Opinion ID: 2630976
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Heading: Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act Claims

Text: ¶ 22 The consumer alleges that Goodyear violated the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (the Act). [40] Goodyear argues that the trial court erred in certifying a class action based on the alleged violation of the Act because the Act is inapplicable to the class. ¶ 23 The Act generally prohibits unfair, unconscionable, and deceptive sales. [41] Section 1345.04 of the Act imposes liability only when an offending act or practice takes place within the state of Ohio. [42] Courts have generally determined that the focus of the inquiry concerning application of such an Act to out-of-state consumers is whether the offending consumer transaction occurred with the state. [43] ¶ 24 While Goodyear may have developed the shop supply fees from its corporate offices in Ohio, in our view any unfair, deceptive or unconscionable conduct toward a consumer occurred where the transaction occurred  when a customer brought an automobile in for service to a service center and was charged a shop supply fee. Accordingly, the Ohio Act is inapplicable to transactions occurring in states other than Ohio.