Joseph Charney: L.A. supervisors were slow to foresee and prevent fraud

In 2019, the California Legislature enacted AB 218, a law that allowed individuals to seek compensation against institutions and individuals for alleged child abuse dating as far back as the 1950s. It was predictable that once AB 218 was enacted, law firms would be incentivized to gather as many alleged victims as possible to file complaints within the three-year window provided by the statute. The result: an avalanche of claims, with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreeing to a record-breaking...