The settlement, which still needs formal approval, covers more than 6,800 claims of abuse, some of which date back to 1959.

Thousands of plaintiffs, once children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems, are part of a ...

Los Angeles County has reached a tentative $4 billion settlement for thousands of sexual abuse cases dating back to the 1950s.

The $4 billion settlement is the costliest in Los Angeles County history, and includes cases going back as far as 1959.

In Los Angeles, a $4 billion settlement is the expected result a lawsuit levied by survivors of sexual assault as children in ...

The $47.9 billion budget plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1 reflects “extraordinary budget pressures” facing the ...

There can be little doubt that the more than 1,200 plaintiffs in the suit suffered long-term consequences as a result of this ...

Los Angeles County officials announced the county has reached a $4 billion tentative settlement covering more than 6,800 ...

A record-breaking $4 Billion sexual abuse settlement in CA resolves nearly 7,000 claims of abuse in juvenile facilities ...

Los Angeles County is facing a financial crisis as leaders are forced to find ways to pay for a sex abuse settlement that cost twice the amount as the devastating wildfires. The county's unveiled ...

LOS ANGELES ... County CEO Fesia Davenport, who gave the grim details at a news conference on Monday. The biggest hit to the county budget is a huge legal settlement of nearly 7,000 sexual ...

The county will likely tap reserves, issue judgment obligation bonds and make departmental cuts to cover the $4 billion ...