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'Circling like sharks': Companies are buying up L.A. County's $4-billion sex abuse settlement

Los Angeles Times · October 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM

'Circling like sharks': Companies are buying up L.A. County's $4-billion sex abuse settlement

Victims of sex abuse in line to receive payouts from L.A.

County are being approached by private companies that offer a lump sum in exchange for the right to collect their future checks.

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