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
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon has joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for promoting Instagram to children and young adults. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company violated state consumer protection laws... View Article
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Media Release on November 18, 2021
In Oregon, financial abuse costs older adults millions of dollars each year. And, with the estimated number of Oregonians who are 65 or over excepted to rise to 20 percent of the population by 2030, real money is on the... View Article
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Consumer Protection,
Media Release on October 19, 2021
Recently, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum learned about several fake job postings targeting individuals interested in applying for jobs at the Oregon Department of Justice. These fake job listings are created by scraping legitimate websites, such as LinkedIn, and then... View Article
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News on September 18, 2021
September is National Disaster Preparedness Month, and the Oregon Department of Justice, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, and the Construction Contractors Board have prepared a new resource guide for Oregonians. The easy-to read, ten-page booklet is available in English and Spanish and... View Article
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News on September 13, 2021
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain indicated that he would approve Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan. The plan requires the Sackler family pay $4.3 billion over nine years to a large group... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read today announced a settlement with L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB), owner of Victoria’s Secret, PINK and Bath & Body Works, that commits $90 million of company funds to (1) protect employees... View Article
Lawsuit Says Google Illegally Maintains App Store Monopoly; Unfairly Edges Out Competition Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 36 other Attorneys General today filed a lawsuit against Google in California, alleging exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play Store for... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today applauded the Oregon legislature for passing legislation that will close a loophole that allows underage Oregonians to purchase vaping products over the internet. Under legislation introduced by the Attorney General’s Office, HB 2261, all... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a $1.6 million dollar False Claims Act settlement with a Sprint (now T-Mobile) subsidiary called Assurance Wireless, for overcharging the Oregon Lifeline program. This program, managed by the... View Article