UPDATE: June 2 at 4:45 p.m.
A court has ordered Lexington Blue roofing company to shut down after Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit amid claims that the company allegedly failed to fulfill customer contracts.
According to Attorney General Coleman, the court has ordered the company to cease operations and marketing while Coleman's office investigates alleged "unlawful business activity."
“We are constantly on guard against predatory organizations that try to take advantage of Kentuckians, and we will hold these bad actors accountable,” said Attorney General Coleman. “We’re sending a strong message to scammers that they will face serious consequences when they operate within our Commonwealth.”
The order, according to Coleman, prevents the company from transferring or liquidating assets. It also freezes the company's corporate and personal accounts.
Original Story:
Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed a lawsuit against roofing company Lexington Blue following numerous customer complaints and a class action lawsuit.
According to court documents, the lawsuit alleges that Lexington Blue accepted contracts for work to begin roofing or gutter repairs and never initiated or completed work.
During that time, owner Bradly Pagel Jr. and Alex Southwell, who served as chief operations officer and director, were aware of the "unlawful conduct...and did nothing to stop it."
Other allegations include that the company trained employees "how to damage a roof during an inspection in order to have the replacement/repair approved for insurance coverage" and further "deceived consumers...wherein staff were required to revisit consumers, make an excuse to reinspect the roof when reinspection was unwarranted, and demand additional funds for the deposit in order to begin work if an initial deposit had not previously been paid."
According to Coleman's motion filed with the suit, the company accepted $4.8 million in payments for 329 projects in 2024, most of which were not fulfilled.
Homeowners in April told LEX 18 that the company conned them into paying for jobs that were never done. Find our previous reporting here.
