Torts/Personal Injury,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 22, 2025
Protecting the system: How the plaintiffs' bar can be the solution to the DTLA scandal
The allegations of widespread fraud in Los Angeles County sexual abuse claims demand immediate, independent action from experienced, unbiased plaintiffs' firms to protect real victims and restore integrity to the settlement process.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Shant A. Karnikian
Managing Partner and Trial Attorney
Kabateck LLP
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Email: sk@kbklawyers.com
Loyola Law School
Shant A. Karnikian is a Managing Partner and trial attorney with Kabateck LLP. His practice focuses on insurance bad faith, catastrophic personal injury, and consumer class actions.
There is a problem, and the collective plaintiffs' bar needs to become the solution.
The allegations against DTLA Law Group regarding the LA County Sexual Abuse claims are a five-alarm fire. The Los Angeles Times reports that recruiters were allegedly paying people outside county benefits offices to sign retainers and file false sexual abuse claims. According to the same reports, two individuals thought they were being hired as movie extras for $1...
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