Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints of 2023

Over a Million Dollars Recovered for Consumers who Called DOJ Hotline To mark National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2023’s top ten consumer complaints. The Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline fielded 11,631 phone calls and 9,076 written complaints. And for the fourth year in a row,… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News, Scam Alert on March 4, 2024

Oregon AG Rosenblum Acts To Stop Kroger-Albertons Merger

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation in acting to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. Oregon, the FTC, and the other AGs filed to enjoin the merger in U.S. District Court in Portland. This followed a vote by FTC commissioners Monday… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on February 26, 2024

Is It Love or a Lie? Watch out for Romance Scams!

Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day is not all about romance and love for the nearly 70,000 Americans who, according to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), lost a combined $1.3 billion to so-called romance scams in 2022. What is a “romance scam?” First and foremost — it’s a SCAM!!! Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating websites and… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News, Scam Alert on February 13, 2024

Attorney General Rosenblum: Pass these three bills to protect Oregon consumers and clean up our environment polluted with PCBs

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum made special appearances before the Oregon Legislature this week to support three important pieces of legislation. One would create an impactful 100-year environmental clean-up fund using the proceeds of a best-in-the-nation settlement she obtained from Monsanto at the end of 2022. Another would ensure consumers have the right to repair… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on February 9, 2024

Attorney General Rosenblum announces $350 million national settlement with marketing giant Publicis over role in opioid epidemic

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $350 million national settlement with global marketing firm Publicis to resolve investigations into the firm’s role in fueling the opioid crisis. “Oregon’s $5.2 million share of the Publicis settlement will be added to the nearly one billion dollars our office has secured for Oregon in legal settlements with companies associated with… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on February 1, 2024