Officials demand investigation into claims that plaintiffs were paid to sue L.A. County

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LA County supervisors are calling for an investigation into the claims revealed in a Los Angeles Times investigation. Some plaintiffs in a $4 billion sex abuse settlement claimed they were paid to sue the county.

Downtown LA Law Group has categorically denied paying people to sue and said no representative of the firm had been authorized to make payments.

State lawmakers and a powerful attorney trade group called for an investigation by the State Bar.

California lawmakers, local officials and labor leaders are demanding an audit of Los Angeles County’s historic $4 billion sex abuse settlement as well as a State Bar investigation into a law firm that represents thousands of alleged