The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has agreed to settle molestation claims against priests on Thursday for $48 million as part of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan . Victims and a federal bankruptcy judge must still approve...
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Portland archdiocese files new bankruptcy plan reflecting $75M sex abuse settlement
The US Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland has filed a new bankruptcy plan with the US Bankruptcy Court anticipating a payment of $75 million to settle outstanding sex abuse claims...
The US Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland has settled child sex abuse lawsuits with about 150 people, court-appointed mediators US District Judge Michael Hogan and Oregon Circuit Judge Lyle Velure announced [news...
Milwaukee archdiocese settles clergy abuse claims for $16.65 million
Two days of court-ordered mediation have resulted in a $16.65 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee and 10 people who alleged they were sexually abused by a priest whom the diocese transferred to California,...
Vatican loses bid for immunity in Oregon clergy abuse lawsuit
A federal judge in Oregon allowed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Catholic Church to move forward Wednesday, rejecting the Vatican's bid to dismiss the suit for lack of jurisdiction. The ruling allows a Seattle-area man to continue with...
Bankruptcy judge rejects Spokane clergy sex abuse settlement
Judge Patricia Williams of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington on Thursday rejected a $45.7 million settlement agreement offered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane to 75 clergy...
Over 780 new allegations of clergy sex abuse were reported to the US Catholic Church in 2005, though a majority of the claims relate to incidents which occurred in past decades, according to a new audit...
Irish clergy sex abuse study shows many suspected, some sued, but few convicted
Results of a new study released by the Dublin Roman Catholic archdiocese in Ireland show that while 102 Dublin priests are suspected of abusing children since 1940 and 32 of them are facing lawsuits, only eight...
Zumpano v. Quinn, New York Court of Appeals, February 21, 2006 .Read the full text of...
Highest New York court rules against Brooklyn clergy abuse victims
The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn could use the statute of limitations as a defense in two sexual abuse cases. In one case the...
