Lawsuits & Settlements

What the city and county are sued for, and what they pay. 33 items on the record.

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  1. Santa Monica

    City Attorney asks Council for private session on 2020 Santa Monica protest lawsuit

    Lawsuit over LAPD officers' actions at a May 31, 2020 protest in Santa Monica heads to a closed-door Council discussion.

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  2. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney seeks private council meeting on LAPD lawsuit settlement

    The case stems from a July 18, 2022 incident involving Los Angeles Police Department officers in Los Angeles.

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  3. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on Kohler employment lawsuit

    The case alleges the city violated California's fair employment law; no settlement amount is listed in the request.

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  4. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney seeks private Council meeting on Nelson Vasquez lawsuit settlement

    The City Attorney asks the Council to discuss a proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit against the city behind closed doors.

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  5. Glendora

    City Attorney seeks closed session on lawsuit over 2023 freeway crash

    The office asks the City Council to meet privately about a traffic accident claim stemming from a December 2023 crash on the 210 Freeway.

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  6. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private session on Westwood Boulevard trip-and-fall suit

    The case stems from a fall on October 31, 2022 at 2018 Westwood Boulevard; no settlement amount is listed.

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  7. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private talks on sidewalk trip-and-fall lawsuit

    The case stems from a 2023 fall over an uplifted sidewalk in front of a home on South Durango Avenue.

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  8. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney seeks closed session on bicycle crash lawsuit near N. Broadway

    The case stems from a February 6, 2024 bicycle and vehicle collision near N. Broadway and Workman Street.

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  9. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney seeks closed session on sidewalk trip-and-fall lawsuit

    The case stems from a 2021 fall on a sidewalk on Stagg Street in Los Angeles; no settlement figure is listed.

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  10. Van Nuys

    City Attorney asks Council for private session on Van Nuys trip-and-fall lawsuit

    The case stems from a fall on Sylmar Avenue in Van Nuys in October 2020; no payment figure is listed in the request.

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  11. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private session on sidewalk trip-and-fall lawsuit

    The case stems from a 2021 fall over an uplifted sidewalk in front of a home on Esther Avenue in Los Angeles.

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  12. San Pedro

    City Attorney asks Council for private session on San Pedro trip-and-fall suit

    The case stems from a 2022 fall on West MacArthur Avenue in San Pedro; no settlement amount is disclosed publicly.

  13. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on Armenta lawsuit settlement

    The City Attorney wants to brief councilmembers behind closed doors about settling a pending lawsuit against the city.

  14. City seeks private meeting on settlement in LAPD lawsuit Klene v. Winn

    Outside counsel asks the City Council to discuss a proposed settlement in a police lawsuit behind closed doors.

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  15. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council to discuss settlement in Studio City vehicle claim

    The case stems from a March 12, 2024 vehicle incident near Moorpark Street and Radford Avenue involving city crews.

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    City Attorney asks Council for private session on Haynes Street trip-and-fall case

    The case stems from a March 3, 2024, fall near 23733 Haynes Street; no settlement amount is listed in the request.

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  17. Playa Del Rey

    City Attorney seeks closed session on trip-and-fall suit near Playa Del Rey park

    The case stems from a June 15, 2023, fall at or near Vista Del Mar Park, with no settlement figure listed.

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  18. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney seeks private council session on 2020 protest lawsuit against LAPD

    The case stems from 15 claims over LAPD conduct during protests between May 29 and June 2, 2020.

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  19. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on LAPD firing lawsuit

    A former employee says her 2021 termination was discrimination and retaliation; the city wants closed-session legal advice.

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    City Attorney asks Council for private session on 4th Avenue trip-and-fall suit

    The case stems from a 2023 fall on a sidewalk near West Adams Boulevard; no settlement figure is listed yet.

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  21. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on Chatsworth-area crash lawsuit

    The case stems from a 2021 vehicle collision near Oso Avenue and Devonshire Street involving a city employee.

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  22. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

    City Attorney seeks closed session on e-scooter fall lawsuit near James M. Wood Street

    The case stems from a November 18, 2024 fall from an e-scooter south of James M. Wood and Blaine streets.

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  23. Official portrait of Katy Yaroslavsky

    City would pay $140,000 to settle sidewalk trip-and-fall claim

    Settlement covers a January 2024 fall on East Norwich Avenue, charged to Street Services liability funds.

    City Council··$140K
  24. Sun Valley

    City committee backs $250,000 settlement in Sun Valley sidewalk trip-and-fall case

    The payout covers a 2022 fall in an empty tree well on Tuxford Street and would come from the city's liability claims fund.

    City Council··$250K
  25. Official portrait of Katy Yaroslavsky

    City moves to pay $397,000 to settle three suits over fatal Vanowen Street crash

    Budget and Finance Committee backed the payout tied to a July 3, 2022 collision at Vanowen Street and Corbin Avenue.

    City Council··$397K
  26. Woodland Hills

    City committee backs $300,000 settlement over Woodland Hills sidewalk fall

    The payment would resolve a claim over a broken roadway near Canoga Avenue and Erwin Street in March 2024.

    City Council··$300K
  27. Official portrait of Katy Yaroslavsky

    City Council to consider $250,000 settlement in Recreation and Parks employment case

    The payment would resolve a lawsuit by a Recreation and Parks employee alleging adverse treatment at work.

    City Council··$250K
  28. Official portrait of Katy Yaroslavsky

    Budget committee backs $275,000 settlement over LAPD vehicle collision

    The payout would resolve a lawsuit over a 2023 crash involving an on-duty police vehicle at Flower and 30th streets.

    City Council··$275K
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    City Attorney seeks closed session on lawsuit over injury at downtown ICE protest

    Robert Dye says he was hurt at a June 14, 2026 immigration enforcement protest at 2nd and Main streets downtown.

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    City Attorney seeks private Council meeting on Hollywood sidewalk fall lawsuit

    The case stems from a trip and fall on Ivar Street between Selma Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard in April 2023.

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    City Attorney brings sidewalk trip-and-fall claim against city to Council

    The claim stems from a fall near Le Conte Avenue in October 2023; no settlement amount appears in the released text.

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  32. Highland Park

    City Attorney seeks closed session on Highland Park sidewalk fall lawsuit

    The case stems from a 2022 trip and fall on a residential sidewalk near Avenue 60 and Echo Street.

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