Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company “Ford” regarding claims that Ford falsely advertised the real-world fuel economy of Model Year (MY) 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids and the maximum payload capacity of MY... View Article
With increased shortages of baby formula due to recalls, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum tonight sent a letter to Governor Kate Brown asking her to immediately declare an “abnormal disruption of the market” in Oregon pursuant to ORS... View Article
As part of a country-wide settlement, Attorney General Rosenblum today secured $2.1 million for Oregon from TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving over 4.6 million consumers nationally into paying for tax services that should have been free. In Oregon, Intuit... View Article
First lawsuit brought by the Attorney General involving a COVID-19 testing center Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today sued the Center for Covid Control (CCC) and its testing partner, Doctors Clinical Laboratory (DCL), for deceptively marketing testing services and for... View Article
To kick off National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2021’s top ten consumer complaints. For the second year in a row, auto sales and repairs, telecommunications and imposter scams... View Article
Attorney General Rosenblum Alerts Consumers Impacted by the Massive 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach to Take Steps to Protect Your Personal Information. Attorney General Rosenblum urges all Oregonians who may have been impacted by last year’s massive T-Mobile data breach to... View Article
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Privacy on March 4, 2022
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today testified before the House Business and Labor Committee in support of House Bill 4017, which creates a data broker registry for the State of Oregon. The bill was introduced at the Attorney General’s request... View Article
With the growth of the highly contagious Omicron variant and the demand for Covid-19 tests rising throughout Oregon, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reminded Oregonians to watch for testing sites that seem suspicious, or vendors that are selling at-home tests for... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan letter from 33 Attorneys General to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) calling for stronger consumer safeguards for money sharing platforms and apps. Popular payment apps include Apple... View Article
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Media Release on December 21, 2021
It is the holiday season—one of the busiest and, hopefully, one of the most enjoyable times of year! It is also a time to be especially careful with your money, as scam artists are also busy, and the ongoing pandemic... View Article