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Bankruptcy Judge Denies Survivors’ ‘Hopeless’ Bid to Sue Rockville Diocese Insurers

The judge overseeing the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy has denied a request by the committee representing sexual abuse claimants for permission to sue the church’s insurers, calling the filing a “hopeless” exercise. The committee is protesting that the …

Baltimore Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy As State Ends Shield Against Old Claims

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing victims to sue their abusers decades …

Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints

The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated sexual abuse claims and unreasonable attorneys’ fees. Citing some concerns raised by insurers, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerrold Poslusny Jr. declined …