• Superior Court reinstates priest molestation lawsuit filed against Altoona-Johnstown Diocese July 9, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A Pennsylvania Superior Court has recently reinstated an important lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, PA. The lawsuit claims that a woman was repeatedly molested by a pedophile priest in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The case was originally dismissed in December 2017 by a Blair County, PA Common Pleas… click to read more
• The Catholic Church is Not Alone June 26, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Nearly 20 years ago, The Boston Globe lifted the curtain on the Boston Archdiocese exposing their coordinated plan to help pedophile priests avoid detection from the public and the law. Sickening and self-serving, their plan allowed those same priests and clergy to continually sexually abuse hundreds of children in Massachusetts.… click to read more
• Gilead tries—and fails—to dodge lawsuit claiming it delayed safer HIV meds June 24, 2019 TDF Lawsuits After years of allegations directed towards Gilead Sciences regarding their decision to hold back the release of improved next-gen HIV drugs in order to maximize profits from their older generation drugs, a federal judge has finally allowed a key lawsuit to proceed. 140 patients in 31 states have claimed in… click to read more
• The Southern Baptist Convention must enact tough reform on its sexual abuse crisis June 20, 2019 Religious Institutions Sexual Abuse & Assault With 15 million members and more than 47,000 churches, Baptists make up the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. And ten years ago, Southern Baptists cried out to denominational leaders to create a registry of sexual abusers within the church. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) did not listen. Instead, they insisted that… click to read more
• Woman can sue Catholic Church in Pa. over alleged priest abuse 40 years ago, court says June 17, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse With an important victory for sexual abuse victims, a Pennsylvania court has recently ruled that a woman can pursue her lawsuit claiming clergy in the Altoona-Johnstown, PA Roman Catholic Diocese covered up her alleged molestation by a priest. The lawsuit was initially dismissed by a county judge in 2017 because… click to read more
• Police seized 57 items from Saginaw Diocese during raid, including ‘victim list’ June 11, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Police in Saginaw, MI recently executed search warrants on three Catholic Diocese properties while investigating claims of sexual abuse done to minors by clergy. Public documents show that police seized nearly 60 items of evidence including what was found in the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet at the diocese… click to read more
• The U.S. Catholic Church spent more than $300M on abuse-related costs in 12 months June 10, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse According to a recent report released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, from June 2017 to June 2018 the U.S. Catholic Church spent a whopping $301.6 million on clergy sexual abuse costs. Two-thirds of the clergy sexual abuse costs, or nearly $200 million, were spent on legal settlements. Additionally,… click to read more
• House panel OKs bill to extend statute of limitations for sex-abuse lawsuits June 4, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee has voted by unanimous decision to give victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to sue their abusers and the institutions that shielded these criminal predators. This bill is a welcome relief for sexual abuse victims and their families. Jim Scanlan, a Rhode Island… click to read more
• Buffalo Diocese pays $17.5M to 106 clergy sex abuse victims June 3, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse 106 childhood victims of Catholic Church sexual abuse in the Buffalo, NY area have been paid $17.5 million in compensation. The Buffalo, NY diocese has offered a total of 127 settlements with an average award of $158,622 to the sexual abuse victims. The largest settlement offer is $650,000 and due… click to read more
• More Than 80 Clergy Members Named in Sexual Abuse Report May 28, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Three sexual abuse survivors from the Albany, NY area testified in court recently that they were abused by more than 80 clergy members from the Albany Diocese. One woman testified that she was raped and exploited by a man who was a teacher and counselor at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High… click to read more
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Products Recalled by Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company Due to Listeria December 1, 2016 Food Poisoning Lawyer On October 11, 2016, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company out of Madison, WI issued a recall of select ice cream products that may be contaminated with Listeria. When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts… click to read more
• MTR Sambar Powder Recalled by SHRI SHIVA Foods, Inc. Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination November 21, 2016 Food Poisoning Lawyer On November 7, 2016, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that SHRI SHIVA Inc., of Long Island City, NY, issued a recall of MTR Sambar Powder because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal or safety alert, the FDA posts the… click to read more
• Smoked Salmon, Turbot & Butterfish Recalled by OLMA XXI Due to Listeria Contamination November 14, 2016 Food Poisoning Lawyer On November 4, 2016 OLMA-XXI, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY announced that a recall of its Premium Norwegian Smoked Salmon, Turbot, and Butterfish because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. click to read more
• Shell Eggs Voluntarily Recalled by Good Earth Egg Company throughout Midwest Due to Possible Salmonella November 11, 2016 Food Poisoning Lawyer On October 3, 2016, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Good Earth Egg Company LLC of Bonne Terre, Missouri has issued a voluntary recall of its shell eggs that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or… click to read more
• Nutricrush Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar Recalled by Nutrisystem Due to possible Listeria Contamination November 7, 2016 Food Poisoning Lawyer On October 11, 2016, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Nutrisystem Everyday, LLC, the retail division of Nutrisystem Inc. issued a voluntary recall of the Nutricrush Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bars that may be contaminated with Listeria. click to read more