Attorney General Rosenblum Announces $3.1 Billion Settlement with Walmart over Opioid Epidemic Allegations
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a national Attorney General settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that Walmart contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. This is the first settlement with state Attorneys Generals involving opioids and a national pharmacy chain, and more pharmacy settlements… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, Opioids on November 15, 2022
Google: AG Rosenblum Announces Largest AG Consumer Privacy Settlement in U.S. History
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today, along with 39 other state attorneys general, announced an historic $391.5 million settlement with Google over its location tracking practices. The settlement, which was led by Oregon AG Rosenblum and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson, is the largest attorney general-led consumer privacy settlement ever. Because of Oregon’s leadership role in… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on November 14, 2022
Oregon Files Motion in Albertson’s/Kroger Merger Case
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s antitrust unit has filed a motion in support of the state of Washington’s lawsuit to stop the Albertson Companies Inc. from giving their shareholders a $4 billion dividend before a proposed merger with Kroger Co. can be reviewed by state and federal antitrust enforcers. Oregon’s proposed amicus brief states in part:… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on November 10, 2022
AG Rosenblum Sues Pharmaceutical Giants AbbVie and Besins
With the high price of prescription drugs on the minds of many Oregonians, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today sued AbbVie, Abbott Laboratories, Unimed Pharmaceuticals, and Besins Healthcare, for using sham patent litigation to monopolize the market for testosterone replacement gels, which led to sky-high prices. The lawsuit alleges that the four pharmaceutical companies, which held… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on November 10, 2022
Annoying Robocalls: AG Rosenblum Announces Nationwide Enforcement Actions
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced the national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force has filed enforcement actions against two voice service providers over their involvement in illegal robocalls. “Illegal robocalls have plagued Oregonians for years, and we are really pleased to be using the full force of our states to tackle this huge problem,” said Attorney General… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on November 2, 2022