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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe state is suing an Indianapolis tree trimmer that the attorney general's office alleges took $7,500 from a 93-year-old man and then performed shoddy work.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in a Marion County court against Spaulding's Tree Experts Inc. The attorney general's office said in a statement Thursday that the suit was the first to be filed under a new Senior Consumer Protection Act. The law provides harsher penalties for those found guilty of financially exploiting people 60 or older.
A phone message seeking comment was left at the company's Indianapolis office at 6851 E. 34th St.
The agency said the tree trimmers convinced a man with dementia to sign a $6,000 contract and then charged more money for the same services.
The lawsuit also alleges the company's work was inadequate.
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