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Litigation

Mar. 10, 2015

Los Angeles city attorney's office sues utility billing contractor for fraud

The city of Los Angeles filed a breach of contract and fraudulent inducement lawsuit Friday against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for allegedly tricking the city into a $70 million contract.


By Kibkabe Araya


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The city of Los Angeles filed a breach of contract and fraudulent inducement lawsuit Friday against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for allegedly tricking the city into a $70 million contract when it failed to implement a sophisticated billing system for the nation's largest public utility.


In the complaint, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said it lost $11 million per month in revenue w...

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