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

Protecting Public Health and Consumers By Suing JUUL for False Advertising and Public Nuisance
County Counsel, working with the California Attorney General and Los Angeles District Attorney, sued JUUL in 2019 alleging False Advertising, Unfair Competition, and Public Nuisance

County Helps Lead Public Entity Class Action Lawsuit Against Monsanto
County Counsel represented the County and the Flood Control District in a lawsuit alleging Monsanto entities contaminated County water bodies and the stormwater system with

County Sues Over Cause of Dominguez Channel Public Nuisance Odors
County Counsel filed a complaint against the owner of a warehouse facility and its corporate parent alleging that their wrongful conduct caused a massive warehouse

Stopping Deceptive and Unfair Business Practices in Collection of Judgments
Based on dozens of consumer complaints received by the County’s Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, County Counsel sued Van Nuys Financial (VNF) and related

County Lawsuit Settlement Provides County with $63 Million from Southern California Edison for Costs and Damages from Woolsey Fire
The Woolsey Fire, the largest and most destructive in Los Angeles County history, started on November 8, 2018 and burned for 13 days before it

Reducing Chromium Emissions from Factory in Paramount, California
Reducing Chromium Emissions from Factory in Paramount, California After the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) reportedly found high levels of the carcinogenic chemical