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$3.7 Million in Attorney Fees Paid to Settle COVID-19 Class-Action at Orange County Jail
by Jacob Barrett
On September 12, 2022, the federal court for the Central District of California granted final approval to a class-action settlement resolving claims against California’s Orange County Jail (OCJ) over its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The legal saga began in California Superior Court for Orange County, where ...
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