Consumer Protection

August 3, 2026 The County of Los Angeles has reached a pre-litigation settlement of consumer protection claims against Walmart, Inc. and Sam’s Club, Inc. (collectively, Walmart). This settlement arose from Walmart’s disclosure of their customers’ confidential personal and purchase information to third-party advertising companies without customers’ consent through third-party tracking devices such as  Meta pixels

July 29, 2026 The County of Los Angeles has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Hims and Hers Health, Inc. (Hims & Hers) for false and misleading advertising, failure to disclose subscription terms, and disclosure of sensitive health information to advertising companies without consent in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and False Advertising

July 23, 2026 The County of Los Angeles has reached a pre-litigation settlement of consumer protection claims against HRB Digital LLC and HRB Tax Group, Inc. (collectively, H&R Block). This settlement arose from H&R Block’s disclosure of customers’ confidential taxpayer information without their consent to third-party advertising companies through tracking devices like Meta pixels embedded

December 10, 2025 Los Angeles County filed an environmental justice lawsuit today against oil and gas well operators to force them to address dangers to human health and the environment caused by unplugged idle and exhausted oil and gas wells in the Inglewood Oil Field (IOF). The lawsuit alleges that Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC,

November 13, 2025 Los Angeles County announced today that County Counsel has launched an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims filed by policyholders affected by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires. The investigation focuses on potential violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law and follows growing complaints from residents about delays, underpayments, and denials of

July 16, 2025 Peacock TV, LLC, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, will pay $3.6 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the County of Los Angeles alleging that the media streaming services platform failed to provide consumers with clear and conspicuous disclosures and an easy mechanism to cancel automatic renewal subscriptions as required by California

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 as Intervenors, Ask Court to Stop Illegal Tactics by Immigration Enforcement Agents Los Angeles County filed court documents today—alongside the cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena,

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 (“TaxSlayer”) in People of the State of California v. TaxSlayer Inc. (24STCV34102)* filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in which People alleged that certain digital technologies on TaxSlayer’s website

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 which the offices sued the defendant (a mold remediation services company) for violating the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and the False Advertising Law (FAL) during the height of the COVID-19