The settlement includes nearly 7,000 claims, most of which involve alleged abuse from the 1980s through the 2000s.

In financing the settlement, the county will be making payments through fiscal year 2050-51, officials said in a statement.

The LA County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a staggering $4 billion payout to settle sexual abuse claims made by more ...

Los Angeles County officials have approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile ...

Los Angeles County has reached a tentative $4 billion settlement for thousands of sexual abuse cases dating back to the 1950s ...

A historic $4 billion settlement by Los Angeles County has been approved to resolve over 6,800 claims of sexual abuse that ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history on Tuesday, agreeing to pay $4 billion to victims abused as children in county-run ...

The settlement is the costliest in the county's history and will likely weigh on the county's budget for years to come.

Los Angeles County will pay out $4 billion in settlements to victims of sexual abuse in its juvenile facilities after the ...

Payouts are expected to be shared among nearly 7,000 people who said they were victimized by employees at juvenile halls, ...

The county Board of Supervisors approved a $4 billion settlement of more than 6,800 claims of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated in juvenile facilities or foster care as far back as the 1980s.