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Government,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 22, 2020

LA city attorney sued over water billing case

“Mr. Jones was the victim of fraud, corruption and a massive government cover-up, which violated his constitutional rights and cost taxpayers like himself millions of dollars,” said Jeffrey Isaacs of Isaacs Friedberg LLP, who filed the proposed class action.

In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on Monday, a customer at the center of a class action against the city of Los Angeles over incorrect water billing, said City Attorney Michael Feuer's office attempted to cover up their part in a scheme to convince ratepayers to enter into a fraudulent settlement.

Feuer responded that he has acted with complete integrity during the litigation. He said the allegations in the proposed class actio...

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