Oregon DOJ News

Oregon Sunshine Committee 2021 Public Notice

The Oregon Sunshine Committee will meet virtually on November 17, 2021 at 1:30. The public can attend virtually or by telephone (see committee’s website). The current agenda is: Membership status and updates Subcommittees Status Leadership PRAC Role vis a vis Sunshine Committee Liaison Committee accomplishments to date Process and format for addressing future topics Topics to… View Article

Posted in Media Release, Public Records Reform on November 12, 2021

On Veterans Day AG Rosenblum Urges Congress to Reform Military Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors

Attorney General Rosenblum today joined a bipartisan coalition of 29 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021. The legislation, which has strong bipartisan support, would reshape the manner in which the United States military investigates and prosecutes sexual assault. The letter can be found here. “There is… View Article

Posted in Media Release on November 12, 2021

Oregon Sues Opioid Manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturer, Endo Health Solutions and Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Endo”), for deceptively marketing their powerful opioid, Opana, for more than a decade in Oregon. The complaint alleges that Endo misrepresented the risks and benefits of Opana, which is an extended-release opioid like Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin… View Article

Posted in Media Release, Opioids on November 10, 2021

Oregon Leads Coalition Defending Title IX

Today a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, filed an amicus brief with the U.S District Court for the District of Oregon in a class action case entitled Hunter v US Department of Education. The brief supports a lawsuit brought on behalf of students opposing… View Article

Posted in Media Release on November 2, 2021

You’re Invited to Attorney General Rosenblum’s Elder Abuse Conference!

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 line for Oregonians and their families. For the first time ever, you are invited to… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on October 19, 2021