$4 billion for poor decisions is a nice chunk of change

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LA County unanimously approves $4 billion sexual abuse settlement
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a "historic" $4 billion agreement on Tuesday to settle more than 6,800 alleged sexual abuse cases that date back to 1959.

"While no amount of money can erase the horrors that they endured, this agreement acknowledges the profound harm inflicted on thousands of children over the course of decades," said Adam Slater, founding and managing partner of Slater Slater Schulman, LLP.

Slater and several law firms represented the thousands of alleged victims. After the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the settlement, he described it as "closure" for his firm's clients.

"Today's resolution for approximately 7,000 people was made possible due to the bravery of the survivors, the perseverance of counsel, and the willingness of the County of Los Angeles to fully confront its problem head-on and help the generations of children it harmed find closure," said Slater.

The cases stem from allegations at county juvenile facilities, including MacLaren Children's Center, which permanently closed in 2003. A majority of the sexual abuse claims happened in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Victims were represented by other law firms, including McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Becker Law Group, ACTS Law and Boucher LLP, in addition to Slater.