Oregon DOJ News

Oregon’s Red Flag Law

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 for them, we decided to create a resource for Oregonians that was simple and easy… View Article

Posted in News on April 13, 2018

AG Rosenblum Releases Oregon DOJ’s Top 10 Consumer Complaints of 2017

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 Accommodations” made the list. This new category includes complaints related to the August 2017 solar… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News, Scam Alert on March 6, 2018

Attorney General Rosenblum Joins 18 Attorneys General to Call for Banking Legislation for Legal Use of Marijuana

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 financial services to marijuana businesses, even in states where those businesses are regulated. The letter,… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on January 16, 2018

Oregon Screen Settlement—You May Be Entitled to Money Back!

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, monitors, or notebook computers between 2002 and 2006, or televisions or monitors containing CRTs between… View Article

Posted in News on January 10, 2018

AG Rosenblum Sues Monsanto for Damage to Oregon over PCBs

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 costs associated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The full complaint can be found here. Rosenblum’s lawsuit,… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on January 4, 2018