Herman Law Leads the Way in Securing Historic $4 Billion Settlement in Los Angeles County Sexual Abuse Cases

Thousands of Victims, One Lawsuit—This County Is Paying a $4 Billion Settlement

Activists call out LA County supervisors for $4 million in settlements, spike in jail deaths

Advocates called out the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for failing to hold the Sheriff’s Department accountable for alleged excessive force incidents that led to the payout of $4 million in settlements this week and for a spike of 16 in-custody deaths within the department’s jails so far this year. JusticeLA, a coalition of justice reform advocates, rallied outside the Hall of Administration to highlight the settlements and …

Herman Law Leads the Way in Securing Historic $4 Billion Settlement in Los Angeles County Sexual Abuse Cases

LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark decision, Los Angeles County has agreed to a $4 billion settlement to resolve nearly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse tied to the city's juvenile facilities, marking the largest settlement…

LA County anticipates budget cuts amid $4 billion sexual assault settlement

(The Center Square) - The cases of nearly 7,000 juveniles who claim they were sexually assaulted at Los Angeles County facilities won a $4 billion settlement.

A $4 Billion Sex Abuse Settlement in L.A., After Childhoods of ‘Pure Hell’

MaryAlice Ashbrook remembers the rain on the night the Los Angeles police retrieved her, the 8-year-old child of a pill-addicted mother, and took her to the MacLaren Children’s Center, the county-run foster home where she was preyed upon. Shirley Bodkin remembers the smell of the staff member there who would put her on his lap and make her hold a Raggedy Ann doll while he hurt her. J.C. Wright remembers the social workers who accused him, at age…

$4 Billion Settlement in Los Angeles County Sexual Abuse Cases

In a landmark decision, Los Angeles County has agreed to a $4 billion settlement to resolve nearly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse tied to the city’s juvenile facilities, marking the largest settlement of its kind in U.S. history. Herman Law, which represents a significant number of victims involved in the settlement, played a central role in bringing this historic agreement to the table.  The agreement, which awaits final approval from t…