Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said Wednesday that Downtown LA Law Group is "one of the law firms" being "aggressively" investigated over allegations attorneys paid people to file false sexual abuse claims against the county, leading to a $4.8 billion settlement.
Hochman said his office is implementing a fraud hotline for claimants who willingly confess to lying about their case, which will not alleviate prosecution against them entirely, but will be a consideration factor.
This hotline will not apply to attorneys or law firms, Hochman said.
The matter stems from a $4 billion settlement the county agreed to pay this year for roughly 11,000 victims who said they were abused as minors and others in various county-run facilities. The allegations cover misconduct dating back to 1959. Jane BP1-B Doe et al. v. Doe 1 et al., 22STCV25961 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Aug. 11, 2022).
Downtown LA Law Group has declined to issue any statement since it denied involvement in alleged fraudulent misconduct in an Oct. 16 Los Angeles Times article.
A Times report accused the prominent personal injury firm of inducing people to file claims for abuse they never suffered.
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