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Oklahoma Judge: Hobby Lobby Must Offer Morning-After Pill
Nov 21 2012 // A federal judge has rejected Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.’s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the...
New Mexico Man Settles Sex Abuse Suit Against Catholic Church
Nov 19 2012 // An Albuquerque, N.M. man has settled a suit he filed against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and a Catholic ministry group that helps troubled priests over molestation he claims he suffered at the hands of a priest beginning...
Lawsuit Filed in Oklahoma over Scientology-Linked Center Death
Oct 26 2012 // The mother of a Claremore man found dead last year at an eastern Oklahoma drug rehab center with ties to the Church of Scientology filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday against the facility, alleging staff was...
How Tornado Has Changed a Kentucky Town
Sep 6 2012 // Eddie and Sherri Granger’s new life running an antique store in West Liberty, Ky., collapsed in a heap of debris when a tornado demolished their nearly century-old building while tearing through this eastern Kentucky...
Glatfelter Religious Practice Adds New Large Account Market, Names President
Aug 22 2012 // Glatfelter Program Managers (GPM), a business unit dedicated to Glatfelter Insurance Group’s program business, has announced Shawn T. Yingling has joined the company as president of Glatfelter Religious...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 6 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as commercial general liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
Insurance Company Sues Helena Diocese
Jul 31 2012 // An insurance company says it didn’t sell policies to the Helena-based Catholic Diocese of Montana and is not responsible for covering costs involved in defending former nuns and priests accused of child abuse ranging...
Hundreds of Volunteers Still Helping Vermont Rebuild After Irene
Jul 31 2012 // Nearly a year after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene devastated villages up and down Vermont’s rivers, hundreds of volunteers are continuing to work with residents trying to rebuild. In Moretown last week, members...
Penn State Could Face Years of Litigation
Jul 18 2012 // Penn State University could face years of litigation over Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children, but the school is also doing some things that may limit the damage, according to lawyers with experience in such...
Church Protests Insurance Rules For Sex Offenders
Jun 26 2012 // An Oregon church is challenging requirements set by its insurance company for how it treats sex offenders who attend services. Pastor Chad McComas of Set Free Christian Fellowship in Medford told Mail Tribune the church...
Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Legal Bill Reached $11.6M in Past 2 Years
Jun 7 2012 // The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia spent $11.6 million on legal fees in the past two fiscal years, most of it on priest sex abuse cases, according to a financial report released Tuesday. The figure includes $10...
Mass. Church Rebounds After 2011 Tornado; Insurance Covers $2M Repair
Jun 1 2012 // A year after a tornado downed its steeple, The First Church of Monson Congregational in Monson, Mass., is rebounding.Photo credit: The First Church of Monson CongregationalThe town’s oldest church became a disaster...
Jury Awards Brothers $700K in Wisconsin Diocese Molestation Case
May 23 2012 // An Outagamie County, Wis., jury has awarded two brothers $700,000 in a fraud trial against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. The civil jury found the diocese responsible for concealing a former priest’s history of...
Mississippi Catholic Groups Sue Over Birth Control Rule
May 23 2012 // Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans. Roman Catholic groups across the nation filed 12...
Alabama Governor Tours Towns Still Recovering from Last April’s Tornadoes
Apr 26 2012 // Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on themselves and the generosity of others to rebuild. The Eclectic visit came on the...
Michigan Volunteers Work on Alabama Storm-Damaged Houses
Apr 17 2012 // A group of 70 volunteers from Michigan recently installed floors and insulation and did a myriad of repairs to five tornado-damaged houses in Pleasant Grove and Birmingham’s Pratt City community. The group was made...
Damaged Mass. School Delays Reopening, Cites Dispute With Insurer
Apr 5 2012 // The reopening of a Roman Catholic school in Springfield severely damaged by last summer’s tornadoes has been delayed because of a dispute between the diocese and its insurer. Officials with the Diocese of Springfield...
Contraceptive Controversy
Mar 19 2012 // The birth control coverage in religious institutions’ health plans has become a controversial topic. A number of religious organizations and Republican politicians cried foul when President Obama moved to mandate...
Illinois Church That Gave Hurricane Aid in ’05, Now Gets Tornado Aid
Mar 5 2012 // Four pickup-and-trailer loads of goods brought over the weekend to tornado-stricken Harrisburg, Ill., are just a partial return for help after Hurricane Rita in 2005, say residents of Lake Arthur, a town of 2,700 in...
