California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joined by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, filed a motion to intervene in Public Citizen, Inc., et al. vs. Trump, et. al. to directly challenge a Trump Executive Order (Order) that requires most federal agencies... View Article
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News on June 5, 2018
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today issued a consumer alert following Governor Brown’s declaration of a state of emergency for contaminated drinking water in Marion and Polk Counties. “Our State’s price gouging law protects people impacted by an emergency from... View Article
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Consumer Protection,
News on May 31, 2018
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced the members of an Attorney General’s task force that will study hate-motivated crimes. The task force was created between legislative sessions to review existing legal protections for victims of hate crimes and to... View Article
Attention Oregonians: A new Medicare card is coming your way. It will no longer have your Social Security number on it. That is the good news! The bad news is the scammers have discovered this and may try to take... View Article
Oregon’s ‘Red Flag Law’ is one of the few tools Oregonians have to quickly remove a gun or weapon from somebody who is at risk. When we realized that not that many Oregonians seem to realize this law is an option... View Article
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News on April 13, 2018
In honor of National Consumer Protection week (March 4—10, 2018), Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the annual Oregon Department of Justice’s 2017 Top Ten Consumer Complaints list. For the first time, a new category of consumer complaints “Travel... View Article
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News on March 6, 2018
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 19 attorneys general to urge Congress to advance legislation allowing states with legalized medical or recreational marijuana to bring that commerce into the banking system. Banks are currently hindered by federal law from providing... View Article
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News on January 16, 2018
Did you recently see or hear an advertisement on radio, TV, or online about Oregon DOJ’s settlement with several manufacturers of TFT-LCD flat panel screens (LCD) and cathode ray tubes (CRT) for illegal pricing fixing? Did you purchase LCD televisions,... View Article
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News on January 10, 2018
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for the harm that chemicals it manufactured have caused over decades to Oregon’s land, waters, fish and wildlife. The lawsuit seeks over $100 million for the damages and clean-up... View Article
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News on January 4, 2018
If you are thinking about giving to a charity before the end of the year, you are not alone. Studies show half of charity donations are made between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. And during this busy holiday time, it’s... View Article
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Privacy on December 29, 2017