Affirmative Litigation &
Consumer Protection
With the Board of Supervisor’s support, County Counsel protects County residents and consumers by bringing litigation to enforce consumer protection laws in a variety of areas, including unfair business practices, false advertising, public health and the environment, and violations of the County Code. By bringing high-impact lawsuits to enforce the County Code and State statutes, County Counsel seeks to protect County residents from unlawful, deceptive, and unfair business practices and improve their quality of life. County Counsel also files lawsuits to protect the County’s interests, including when the County has been harmed financially. We handled over 75 lawsuits, successfully sued to stop numerous violations of the County Code and State law, won dozens of court injunctions stopping illegal and unfair business practices, sent over 50 cease and desist letters that often stopped illegal activities without having to file a lawsuit, and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in abatement funds, civil penalties, fines, and restitution.
5 Years of Great Results!
$660+ Million Recovered
Code
Enforcement
Lawsuits
Illegal Cannabis
Dispensaries
Shut Down
Lawsuits
Worked on
Cease and
Desist Letters
Million in Civil
Penalties Awarded
Permanent
Injunctions
Bills We Sponsored
Were Signed
Into Law!
Million to Employees
Through Enforcement
Of The Minimum
Wage Ordinance
Amicus Briefs
Joined
Preliminary
Injunctions Stopping
Illegal Activities
Temporary
Restraining Orders
Oil drilling
project stopped

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SEEKS TO JOIN CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST ICE
July 8, 2025 County and cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood File to Participate

LA County’s Settlement with TaxSlayer Providing $840,000 in Restitution to Customers
June 25, 2025 Los Angeles County Counsel, on behalf of the People of the State of California (“People”), reached a court-approved settlement with TaxSlayer LLC

Protecting Public Health and Consumers By Stopping False Advertising and Unfair Business Practices by Mold Remediation Company
County Counsel and the District Attorneys of Los Angeles and nine other counties have collectively reached a settlement in People v. Pure Maintenance Holdings in

LA County Sues Edison Over Eaton Fire, Seeking to Recover Costs and Damages Due to Widespread Devastation
March 5, 2025 Los Angeles County filed suit today against Southern California Edison and Edison International (SCE) to recover costs and damages sustained by the

McChrystal Group Selected to Conduct After-Action Review of Response to Eaton and Palisades Fires
February 7, 2025 Los Angeles County has selected the McChrystal Group to conduct an independent review of the evacuation policies and emergency alert notification systems

LA County Sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over Plastic Beverage Pollution and Deceiving Public on Plastic Recycling
October 30, 2024 Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit today against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for their significant role in plastic pollution’s negative impacts on the