Attorney General Rosenblum Announces T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Settlement

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a settlement with T-Mobile, resolving Oregon’s challenge to the company’s merger with Sprint. The settlement includes terms to protect low income subscribers throughout the state, extend access to underserved communities and protect current T-Mobile and Sprint employees in Oregon. T-Mobile will also reimburse Oregon and other states who had… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on March 11, 2020

Coronavirus: Scammers Love Scary News

Unfortunately, as is often the case when challenging events strike communities, fraudsters are lurking in the shadows waiting to take advantage of whomever might be vulnerable to their latest scam. Enter the coronavirus! Scammers are setting up websites to sell bogus products, and using fake emails, texts, and social media posts as a ruse to… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on March 9, 2020

Attorney General Rosenblum Releases 2019 List of Consumer Complaints

As part of National Consumer Protection week (March 1—7, 2020), Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s annual list of Top Ten Consumer Complaints. In 2019, the Oregon Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Section recovered more than $1.29 million for consumers and small businesses throughout the state. For the first… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on March 4, 2020

Oregon Sunshine Committee 2020 Public Notice

UPDATE: The March 18 meeting has been postponed until further notice. All meetings in the Oregon State Capitol are cancelled through 4/30/2020. The Oregon Sunshine Committee will meet on March 18, 2020 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM. The meeting will be held in room 343 of the Oregon State Capitol (900 Court St. NE, in… View Article

Posted in Media Release, Public Records Reform on February 28, 2020

Oregon Withdraws Two Petitions Filed in the U.S. Supreme Court

The Oregon Department of Justice today withdrew two petitions filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in August, 2019 that asked the Court to hold open two Oregon cases while it considered a case from Virginia called Mathena V. Malvo. Earlier this week, the state of Virginia withdrew its appeal in the Malvo case because of… View Article

Posted in Media Release on February 26, 2020