Sexual Abuse Victims Claim Catholic Church Pressured Them Into Unfair Settlements November 25, 2019 By Michael Rezendes Two impoverished Mississippi men who say they were sexually assaulted by Franciscan missionaries filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that...
Gymnasts to Texas Lawmakers: Allow Sex Abuse Victims to Sue Institutions May 16, 2019 By Clarice Silber Former U.S. national team gymnasts backing a Texas bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse more time to sue...
California Governor Vetoes Sex Abuse Lawsuit Bill October 15, 2013 By Paul Elias Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Saturday that would have allowed some lawsuits victims who are now barred by the...
California Assembly Panel Passes Bill On Sex Abuse Lawsuits August 27, 2013 By Laura Olson Some victims of childhood sexual abuse would have one more year to file civil lawsuits against private or nonprofit organizations...
Mediation In Montana Church Abuse Lawsuits Set For April December 6, 2012 By Matt Volz Attorneys for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, a Montana order of nuns and hundreds of alleged sex-abuse victims said...
Snag In Montana Church Abuse Lawsuit Negotiations Over Policy Dispute November 26, 2012 By Matt Volz Settlement negotiations between hundreds of alleged sex abuse victims and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena may have hit a...
New Mexico Man Settles Sex Abuse Suit Against Catholic Church November 19, 2012 An Albuquerque, N.M. man has settled a suit he filed against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and a Catholic ministry...
Court Agrees with Dismissal of Abuse Suit Versus Pittsburgh Diocese October 3, 2011 The Superior Court has sided with a judge who dismissed a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh filed...
Judge Orders Insurers to Pay in Delaware Diocese Bankruptcy September 12, 2011 By Randall Chase A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered insurance companies to pay their share of a settlement with priest sex abuse...
Fourth Abuse Suit Filed Against Washington Diocese July 15, 2011 By Shannon Dininny An Oregon man has filed suit in federal court against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima, Wash., alleging he was...