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Idaho Court: Mormon Church, Members Not Liable In Injury
Dec 4 2013 // The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members cannot be held liable for injuries suffered by a child on a church-organized outing in Idaho six years ago, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled. Justices said there...
Missouri Diocese Not Liable In Priest Abuse Civil Case
Nov 14 2013 // The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph cannot be held liable for the actions of a priest accused of abusing a boy off church property, a Missouri appeals court has ruled. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Western...
Pittsburgh Bishop: Won’t Let Health Insurer Give Disputed Coverage
Nov 13 2013 // The Roman Catholic bishop of Pittsburgh says that he will refuse to sign a document allowing a third-party insurer to provide preventative reproductive services for employees of a diocese-related charity even if it means...
Pennsylvania Diocese: Birth Control Mandate ‘Historic’
Nov 7 2013 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh say the federal government is trying to remove First Amendment religious protections from church-related schools and charities “for the first time in history” by...
Safe, Happy Halloween From ‘World’s Leading Authority on Poisoned Candy’
Oct 31 2013 // I have a second, unpaid job. It’s seasonal. Each year during the last two weeks of October, I field a lot of calls from reporters. You see, I’m the world’s leading authority on poisoned Halloween candy. I...
Hurricane-Proof Church a Safe Haven on Gulf Coast
Oct 15 2013 // God is a mighty fortress, the old hymn goes, and the same could be said for Romar Beach Baptist Church. With concrete walls more than a foot thick and pilings driven deep into bedrock, the waterfront church just yards from...
Mass. Diocese Agrees to $60M Settlement Over Tornado Damages
Sep 23 2013 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has agreed to a $60 million settlement with its insurer for damage done to a parochial high school and other church property by a tornado two years ago. The resolution with insurer...
Milwaukee Archdiocese Seeks Insurance Settlements in Abuse Cases
Sep 16 2013 // The Archdiocese of Milwaukee may be poised for a settlement with its insurance companies that could fast-track a resolution of its long-running bankruptcy case. But attorneys for sex-abuse victims are objecting, saying...
Mass. Diocese Agrees to $60M Settlement With Insurer Over 2011 Tornado Damages
Sep 12 2013 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has agreed to a $60 million settlement with its insurer for damage done to a parochial high school and other church property by a tornado two years ago. The resolution with insurer...
California Assembly Panel Passes Bill On Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Aug 27 2013 // Some victims of childhood sexual abuse would have one more year to file civil lawsuits against private or nonprofit organizations that employed their alleged abusers under a bill that passed a key legislative committee...
Arbitrator: Mass. Diocese Needs Up to $49M From Insurer to Replace School
Jul 18 2013 // An arbitration panel has ruled that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Mass., should get as much as $49 million from its insurance company to replace Cathedral High School, which sustained such severe damage during...
Insurer Denies Coverage in Kansas City Diocese Settlement
Jul 15 2013 // A former insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., is seeking to avoid paying for priest sexual abuse settlements. The Chicago Insurance Co. said in a federal court filing that it has no...
Randall Named ACSR of the Year by Texas Independent Agents
Jul 11 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Delia (Dee) Randall, personal lines ACSR at Duncan Fraser & Bridges Insurance Agency in Pampa, the Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) of the...
4 Men Sue Boy Scouts, LDS Church in Idaho
Jun 26 2013 // Four men are suing the Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America in federal court, saying they were sexually abused while attending scouting functions in Idaho. Attorneys Gilion Dumas, Andrew Chasan and Timothy Walton filed...
Church Mutual Insurance Hires Names as Chief Information Officer
Jun 21 2013 // Scott Names has been hired as vice president — chief information officer (CIO) at Merrill, Wisc.-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Former CIO Chris Graham has been named vice president — chief technology officer. He...
After Blast, Texas Town Fights to Keep its Residents
Jun 7 2013 // John Crowder stood on the gray concrete slab where his house once was in West, Texas, pointing out one spot after another. There was the garage where an overflow of guests would eat their Christmas dinner. There was the...
South Carolina Copper Thefts Continue Despite Tougher Laws
Apr 9 2013 // Although tougher laws have been passed, officials in South Carolina say metal robbers continue to plague homeowners, churches, government agencies and utilities. The Greenville News reported that thefts continue despite a...
1980s Computer Monitor Blamed For Utah Church Fire
Mar 25 2013 // Investigators are blaming a 1980s-era computer monitor for a fire that ravaged a Clearfield church this week. The Standard-Examiner reports the old monitor had overheated and sparked the Tuesday afternoon blaze in the...
Company Settles Oklahoma Man’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar 21 2013 // A Nebraska-based company accused of refusing to hire an Oklahoma man because of his religious beliefs has settled a discrimination lawsuit in the case. Voss Lighting agreed to pay $82,500 to former job candidate Edward...
From Rubble to Renewal: Kentucky Town Responds to Last Year’s Tornado
Mar 5 2013 // Tax preparer Betty Helton no longer meets her customers at a park bench in this tornado-ravaged Appalachian town. Hungry customers are back ordering burgers and shakes at Freezer Fresh. A bank moved out of a grocery store...
