AG Ellen Rosenblum Announces $19.2 Million Multistate Settlement with Ford Motor Company
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 2011–2014 Super Duty trucks. The investigation was led by the Oregon Department of Justice Consumer… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on May 24, 2022
Attorney General Rosenblum Warns Against Price Gouging of Baby Formula
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 401.965. Oregon law authorizes the Governor to declare an abnormal disruption of the market in… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on May 12, 2022
TurboTax settlement: More than 71,000 Oregonians to get money back
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 will send out checks to 71,230 Oregonians for $29.64 in restitution each. Impacted consumers will… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on May 4, 2022
Statement on Oregon Court of Appeals Overturning $1.1 Billion Verdict in Timber Case
The Oregon Court of Appeals today overturned a $1.1 billion verdict in a case involving 13 counties, taxing districts and the state, County of Linn v. State of Oregon, over how the state manages timber harvests on state forest lands. In today’s decision, the court found that Oregon did not violate a state and local agreement… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on April 27, 2022
Former OHA Employee Indicted on 21 Criminal Counts for Embezzlement Scheme of COVID-19 Funds
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced that former Oregon Health Authority (OHA) employee Marzieh Abedin was indicted by a Marion County grand jury on 21 criminal counts associated with an embezzlement scheme that resulted in fraudulent payments of $1,492,720 from OHA to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) COVID-19 funds. The investigation began in November 2021, when OHA reported… View ArticlePosted in Media Release on April 20, 2022