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US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trial begins in archdiocese of New Orleans' $230m settlement for abuse survivors

The Archdiocese of New Orleans seeks court approval of a $230m settlement to compensate 650 clergy abuse survivors with 150 affiliates contributing $60m.
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement

Bishop James Checchio was named coadjutor bishop of New Orleans and will succeed Archbishop Gregory Aymond amid a $230 million proposed clergy-abuse settlement.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Diocese of Oakland seeks to pull plug on bankruptcy, send sex abuse cases back to court

In a motion filed this week, the diocese said its latest proposal to pay $165 million over five years to settle roughly 350 claims of alleged abuse drew hardly a response from the victims' attorneys, and neither did several previous offers. A local division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court may decide next month whether to allow the church to pull the plug on its Chapter 11 proceedings, which Diocese attorneys said have become expensive because their creditors have effectively bled (the church) dry.
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