May 2023 - Feeney Law Firm

Diocese of Oakland Files for Bankruptcy

May 25, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Catholic Church Sexual Abuse

Earlier this month, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland issued a press release stating that the Diocese of Oakland would be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The release cites the more than 330 lawsuits …

Judge Recuses Himself from Overseeing New Orleans Archdiocese Bankruptcy Proceedings

May 23, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Catholic Church Sexual Abuse

In May of 2020, the Archdiocese of New Orleans filed for bankruptcy protection after 400-plus clergy sexual abuse lawsuits were filed against it. The sheer number of lawsuits is staggering …

Redacted Names Lead to Frustration with Baltimore Archdiocese

May 11, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Catholic Church Sexual Abuse, Default Category

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released its long-awaited report into clergy sexual abuse of children within the Archdiocese of Baltimore in early April. The report details 80 years of clergy sexual abuse of more than 600 children within the archdiocese. It also describes the archdiocese’s knowledge concerning clergy abuse and its attempts to cover-up what […]

Attorney General Report Shows Prosecutors Allowed Church to Hide Abusive Clergy

May 10, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Catholic Church Sexual Abuse

Father William Q. Simms was one of many clergy members named as an abuser in the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Hadden Survivors Reached $235 Million Settlement with Hospitals; Still Time for Others

May 10, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits

In 2022, both Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital reached a combined $165 million settlement with almost 150 women who were sexually abused by former OBGYN Robert Hadden

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May, 2023

Diocese of Oakland Files for Bankruptcy

Judge Recuses Himself from Overseeing New Orleans Archdiocese Bankruptcy Proceedings

Redacted Names Lead to Frustration with Baltimore Archdiocese

Attorney General Report Shows Prosecutors Allowed Church to Hide Abusive Clergy

Hadden Survivors Reached $235 Million Settlement with Hospitals; Still Time for Others