• Louisiana State Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Revival Window March 14, 2024 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits The Louisiana state appeals court upheld the constitutionality of Louisiana’s three-year revival window law , which was enacted in . . . click to read more
• Archdiocese of Baltimore Files for Bankruptcy March 14, 2024 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Just days before the Child Victims Act of 2023 was set to become law in Maryland, the Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy protection . . . click to read more
• Deadline for Archdiocese of San Francisco Survivors Approaching Quickly February 13, 2024 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California has set a deadline of February 20, 2024, for sexual abuse survivors to file claims against the Archdiocese of San Francisco . . . click to read more
• Archdiocese of San Francisco Files for Chapter 11 Protection February 13, 2024 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In a statement released at the end of August 2023, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the Archdiocese of San Francisco has filed for bankruptcy . . . click to read more
• New Maryland Law Opens Permanent Revival Window February 13, 2024 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In April, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Child Victims Act of 2023 into law. The new law removes the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse by opening up a permanent revival window for survivors of childhood sexual abuse . . . click to read more
• AG Report Shows Nearly 2,000 Children Abused by Clergy in Illinois July 20, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Illinois attorney general’s office conducted a five-year investigation into the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy within the state. The result of the investigation is a 700-page report ... click to read more
• Diocese of Oakland Files for Bankruptcy May 25, 2023 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 ... click to read more
• Judge Recuses Himself from Overseeing New Orleans Archdiocese Bankruptcy Proceedings May 23, 2023 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 ... click to read more
• Redacted Names Lead to Frustration with Baltimore Archdiocese May 11, 2023 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… click to read more
• Attorney General Report Shows Prosecutors Allowed Church to Hide Abusive Clergy May 10, 2023 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 click to read more
• Hadden Survivors Reached $235 Million Settlement with Hospitals; Still Time for Others May 10, 2023 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 click to read more
• Lawsuit accuses San Diego Diocese of Fraudulently Transferring Assets April 27, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of San Diego less than two weeks after the diocese said it was contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection. The suit accuses the diocese of fraudulently transferring assets in order to avoid paying large settlements to survivors of clergy sexual abuse. click to read more
• San Diego Diocese Considering Bankruptcy, Church Blames Clergy Sex Abuse Claims April 13, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego recently stated it may choose to file for bankruptcy in the coming months; blaming the number of clergy sexual abuse cases filed against it. click to read more
• Former OBGYN Robert Hadden Served No Jail Time Despite Guilty Plea in 2016 April 12, 2023 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In 2015, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prosecuted Robert Hadden, an OBGYN accused of sexually abusing several patients. click to read more
• Disgraced OBGYN Robert Hadden Convicted, Civil Remedy for Victims Still Possible April 12, 2023 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In late January of this year, a jury took less than a day to convict former Columbia University OBGYN Robert Hadden of federal sex trafficking charges. click to read more