Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum, Bipartisan AG Coalition Sue Meta (Facebook and Instagram) for Harms to Youth Mental Health

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today filed suit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, among other brands. The federal complaint, joined by 33 states and filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asserts that Meta knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on October 24, 2023

Remote Access Scam Alert: Did Someone Ask You to Download Software to Access Your Electronic Device? Don’t Fall for It!

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning Oregonians about an emerging trend in tech support scams called remote access scams. In a remote access scam, a scammer tries to convince you to give them remote control over your personal computer or cell phone; THIS REMOTE ACCESS ALLOWS THE SCAMMER TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND STEAL YOUR… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on October 18, 2023

AG Rosenblum Announces $20 Million National Settlement With Payment Processor ACI Over Unauthorized Mortgage Payment Withdrawals

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 50 attorneys general in announcing a $20 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide. Oregon will receive approximately $200,000 from the settlement. The settlement resolves a 2021 testing error that led to processing $2.3 billion in unauthorized mortgage payments. Nationstar Mortgage, known publicly as Mr. Cooper, offered ACI’s Speedpay… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on October 17, 2023

Attorney General Rosenblum Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Access to Medication Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in fighting to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. The coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC’s petitions to reverse the… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on October 13, 2023

AG/DOJ Delivers Report of Examination of OLCC Cannabis Program Audit to Gov. Kotek

AG supports independent firm’s recommendation to pull audit from SOS website In April 2023, Governor Kotek asked Attorney General Rosenblum to conduct an examination of an Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) audit prepared by then-Secretary of State Fagan’s Audits Division. Thereafter, Oregon Department of Justice engaged California-based Sjoberg Evashenk (Sjoberg) Consulting. Sjoberg has completed… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on October 11, 2023