Showing posts with label Sex abuse claims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sex abuse claims. Show all posts
Friday, November 15, 2024

Australia's High Court Says Diocese Is Not Vicariously Liable for Sex Abuse by Priest [Corrected]

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In  Bird v DP (a pseudonym)  , (HCA, Nov. 13, 2024), the High Court of Australia in an appeal from the Supreme Court of Victoria held that a...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns, Accepting Responsibility for Coverup of Sexual Abuse of Young Men

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In Britain yesterday the Archbishop of Canterbury announced his resignation, taking responsibility for an inadequate response to reports of ...
Thursday, September 12, 2024

Maryland Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to Child Victims Act

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 On Tuesday, the Maryland Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three related cases that raise the question of whether the Maryland Child Vi...
Thursday, September 05, 2024

Missouri Appeals Court Refers Question of Church's Duty of Supervision to State Supreme Court

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 In Doe v. First Baptist Church of Pierce City, Missouri ,  (MO App., Sept. 2, 2023), a Missouri appellate court described plaintiff's c...
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Priest's Suit Against Archdiocese

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 In Syring v. Archdiocese of Omaha ,  (NE Sup. Ct., July 26, 2024), the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of defamation, inflictio...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Diocese Not Liable in Bankruptcy for Sex Abuse Without Agency Relationship with Abuser or Abuser's Institution

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (SD NY, July 15, 2024), a New York federal district court affirmed a bankru...
Friday, July 12, 2024

United Methodist Church Is Not a Jural Entity That Can Be Sued Under NY Child Victims Act

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In Chestnut v. United Methodist Church ,  (NY App. Div., July 10, 2024), a New York state appellate court held that the "United Methodi...
Friday, May 10, 2024

Washington State AG Investigating Sex Abuse Cover-Up by Catholic Diocese

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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced yesterday that it has filed a petition to enforce a subpoena against the Catholic ...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Louisiana Supreme Court: Revival of Barred Sex Abuse Claims Violates Priest's Rights Under State Constitution

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 In Bienvenu v. Defendant 1 ,  (LA Sup. Ct., March 22, 2024), the Louisiana Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision held that a 2021 Louisiana statu...
Friday, March 29, 2024

3 More Leaders of Extremist Jewish Sect Convicted in 2018 Kidnappings

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In a March 27 announcement ( full text ), the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said in part: Yoil Weingarten, Yakov Weing...
Monday, February 26, 2024

Civil Conspiracy Claims Against Religious Organization Survive 1st Amendment Defenses

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In re Gothard , (TX App., Feb. 22, 2024), is a mandamus action that is essentially an appeal of a trial court's refusal to dismiss civil...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

Recorded Statements Made to Church Leaders and Pastor Not Privileged

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In State of Florida v. Gonzalez , (FL App., Jan. 31, 2024), a Florida state appellate court held that a video recording of a meeting between...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Negligence Claims Against Religious Boarding School Barred by Establishment Clause

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In Drew v. Householder , (WD MO, Dec. 19, 2023), plaintiff sued Circle of Hope Boarding School, a fundamentalist Baptist school for girls, a...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Statutory Changes Allow Suit for Sex Abuse Against Jehovah's Witnesses Congregations

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In C.P. v. Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses , (NJ App., Nov. 15, 2023), a New Jersey appellate court affirmed a trial court's d...
Monday, October 02, 2023

Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese Files For Bankruptcy Reorganization

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The Archdiocese of Baltimore Announced last Friday that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in advance of the Oct. 1 effectiv...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

San Francisco Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy Reorganization

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In a press release yesterday, the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganizatio...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Colorado Window to Bring Expired Child Sex Abuse Claims Is Unconstitutional

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In Aurora Public Schools v. A.S. ,  (CO Sup.Ct., June 20, 2023), the Colorado Supreme Court held that the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Sex Abuse Claims Arising Before Diocese Was Formed Are Disallowed in Bankruptcy Case

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (SD NY Bkrptcy., May 26, 2023), a New York federal bankruptcy court disallo...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Illinois AG Releases Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse

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Yesterday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released its 696-page  Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois ( full text )....
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Oakland Catholic Diocese Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization.

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The Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California announced yesterday that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, saying in part:...