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Marissa Roy, a Los Angeles city attorney candidate, is receiving substantial financial support from law firms that have previously sued the city and secured large payouts. This fundraising has raised questions about the role of legal community money in the closely watched race. Roy, who advocates for reducing liability spending and making the City Attorneys Office more aggressive in public interest work, has received contributions from firms specializing in personal injury, civil rights, and employment law. These firms have received millions of dollars in city settlements and payouts since 2010. The rising costs of legal settlements have become a major issue in the city attorney race, with challengers criticizing incumbent Hydee Feldstein Sotos settlement strategies and her reliance on outside counsel. Roy defends her fundraising, arguing that the donations reflect dissatisfaction within the legal community regarding the citys litigation approach and her own history in consumer protection work. However, the Feldstein Soto campaign contends that Roys fundraising contradicts her criticism of city liability payouts, as nearly half of her total contributions come from firms that have profited from suing the city.

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