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Oregon Department of Justice Secures Indictment of Clackamas County Commissioner
Attorney General Rayfield: “It does not matter who you are, which political party you’re in or what position you hold, we will aggressively prosecute those who victimize Oregon’s seniors.” Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside has been charged with 8 counts of theft, including Aggravated Theft in the First Degree… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on March 5, 2025
Oregon Department of Justice Releases Top 10 Consumer Complaints of 2024
Attorney General Rayfield Notes Consumer Complaints Nearly Doubled Over the Past Year As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is releasing the top 10 consumer complaints in 2024 to the Oregon Department of Justice. The number of complaints to the Consumer Hotline doubled, showing the increased need for the work being… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News, Scam Alert on March 3, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration’s Illegal Funding Freeze
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today along with a coalition of 22 other attorneys general filed a second motion for enforcement in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration’s illegal and destructive freeze of federal funding. Despite multiple court orders, the administration has continued to block hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to the states… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 28, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Calls Dismissal of Labor Board Member an Attack on Workers’ Rights
Coalition of 20 attorneys general supporting lawsuit against President Trump Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield along with a coalition of 20 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a former Chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on February 28, 2025
AG Rayfield Secures $9,250,000 Dollar Settlement Against Pharmaceutical Giants AbbVie and Besins
In a groundbreaking case, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield reached a settlement involving a monopoly on testosterone replacement gels. The $9.25 million settlement includes $6,197,500 in disgorged profits and penalties along with attorney fees and costs. The drug companies, AbbVie and Besins, were gaming the system – preventing competitors from manufacturing generic versions of the… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on February 28, 2025