Administrative subpoena issued as investigators examine potential false filings under childhood abuse law.
Los Angeles County Counsel has launched a formal investigation into DTLA Law Group and others for possible fraud related to claims filed under California’s AB 218, the 2019 law that temporarily expanded the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse lawsuits.
The probe, announced Feb. 25, is being conducted under Business and Professions Code Section 17200, the state’s Unfair Competition Law. County Counsel Dawyn R. Harrison issued an administrative subpoena to DTLA Law Group seeking documents on its handling of AB 218 claims against the county.
Investigators are examining whether lawyers, recruiters or doctors engaged in fraudulent practices, including submission of false claims. The effort follows referrals of the firm’s conduct to the California State Bar, which has opened its own investigation and subpoenaed thousands of documents, and to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The county has urged anyone with information about suspected false claims or payments to report them to the AB 218 Fraud Hotline at (844) 901-0001 or fraud.lacounty.gov/ab218.
Since AB 218 took effect, the county has faced more than 16,000 claims, including an initial $4 billion settlement in April 2025 covering about 6,800 claimants and an $828 million agreement in October 2025 for more than 400 cases.
