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AG Rosenblum, Coalition of 43 States, Urge FTC To Strengthen Online Privacy And Safety Protections For Nation s Kids
In a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). -
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 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. -
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. -
Are You Buying a New Home or Refinancing? Please Read This First!
Buying a new home is so exciting! But it can also be chaotic. Amid the stress and piles of paperwork it can be difficult to think clearly. -
Attorney General Rosenblum Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. -
Oregon Supreme Court reverses State's loss in case over 5-hour Energy
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - The Oregon Supreme Court turned a victory into a loss for the company that sells 5-hour Energy, saying two lower courts got the law wrong by ruling the state must prove advertising has a material effect on a consumer’s decision to buy in order to violate consumer-protection laws. -
Oregon AG's lawsuit against 5-Hour Energy is a loser; Court orders State to pay other side's fees
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon must pay the manufacturer of 5-Hour Energy’s legal fees after the state Attorney General’s Office lost a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers, a state appeals court ruled. -
Oregon AG awaiting outcome of Monsanto PCB case before deciding on legal action against energy companies over climate change
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said that the outcome of a lawsuit brought by her office in 2018 against Monsanto for alleged PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) contamination will determine next legal steps in holding the energy industry accountable for environmental damages allegedly related to its role in climate change. -
Bare-facers head to court to challenge facemask requirements
Confusion and outrage over facemask requirements have spilled over into courtrooms around the country as private citizens claim public officials have violated their Constitutional rights. -
After confusing San Diego arrest with Portland, Oregon AG lacking evidence to prove police misconduct
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – Evidence has become a problem for Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who initially used footage of an arrest in San Diego to prove federal authorities are arresting protesters in Portland without reason. -
Oregon, Tesla Energy reach $13 million settlement over false state tax credits allegations
SALEM, Ore. — The state of Oregon has reached a $13 million settlement with Tesla Energy Solutions (formerly SolarCity) and its accounting firm, resolving allegations of receiving more than $10 million in business tax credits (BETC) by submitting false applications to the state's Department of Energy (ODOE). -
California, Oregon attorneys general oppose Trump 'Two-for-One' executive order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced June 5 that that they oppose a Trump executive order mandating that in order to create a new regulation, most federal agencies must repeal at least two existing regulations. -
Oregon secures $865,000 from former Portland Marathon race director
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced April 18 that Lester Smith, a former board member and race director of the Portland Marathon, will pay $865,000 after allegedly delivering loans from the marathon to himself and his for-profit company Next Events LLC. -
New leadership at the CFPB means state AGs will be more active in financial consumer protection
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Some states will be even more active in financial consumer protection enforcement now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new director has made it clear the bureau will stay out of the way, an expert on state attorneys general said during a recent interview. -
Oregon attorney general backs new data breach legislation
SALEM, Oregon (Legal Newsline) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Feb. 9 that she had testified before the Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee in support of data breach legislation, Senate Bill 1551. The bill was developed to strength data breach laws in the state after the Equifax breach affected 1.7 million consumers in Oregon. -
Oregon joins 5-state settlement with Medtronic over alleged misleading advertising
SALEM, Oregon (Legal Newsline) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Dec. 13 that Oregon is involved in a five-state settlement with Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc. and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. (“Medtronic”) after allegations the company violated unfair trade practice laws. -
Oregon Attorney General ordered to rewrite ballot title on proposed bill to limit legislators' service
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Oregon has sent a proposed bill back Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum for modification after a resident filed a ballot title change for Initiative Petition 19 (IP 19). The man claimed that the title did not accurately describe the immediate impact if the bill passed, most notably that the state would impose an eight-year service time limit for legislators the first time. -
Oregon Senate advances debt collection legislation
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum announced July 5 that the Oregon Senate has advanced House Bill 2356, which concerns debt collection practices. The legislation will go before Gov. Kate Brown to be signed. -
Oregon House of Representatives advances public record reform legislation
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum announced June 12 that her public record reform legislation, Senate Bill 481, was unanimously advanced in the state’s House of Representatives.
