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L.A. city attorney files $62 million lawsuit against rental housing providers, alleging price gouging after wildfires
The Los Angeles city attorney has filed a $62 million civil lawsuit against rental housing suppliers who allegedly engaged in price-gouging activities in the wake of January’s deadly wildfires in the L.A. region. -
L.A. city attorney: Housing company's rent hikes after wildfires 'unconscionable,' 'illegal'
A home-rental company has disavowed charges in a civil lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles city attorney alleging that Blueground US Inc. ran afoul of state anti-gouging laws by raising its rents by 10% to more than 50% after last month’s deadly wildfires. -
L.A. city officials say litigation costs put the city on path to fiscal peril
Los Angeles officials are warning that the city’s reserve fund has been drained well below its usual minimum level of 5% due to dramatically expanding liability expenditures driven by large settlements and outside counsel costs. -
Monsanto agrees to pay city of Los Angeles $35 million to settle PCB lawsuit
Monsanto Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a city of Los Angeles lawsuit that sought to hold the agrochemical firm accountable for manufacturing and selling chemical compounds decades ago that contaminated L.A.-area waterways.