California - Feeney Law Firm https://feeneylawfirm.com/tag/california/ Quincy MA Lawyer handling personal injury claims and lawsuits nationwide Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:43:28 +0000 en hourly 1 Deadline for Archdiocese of San Francisco Survivors Approaching Quickly https://feeneylawfirm.com/deadline-for-archdiocese-of-san-francisco-survivors-approaching-quickly/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:40:49 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6933 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 . . .

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]]> Archdiocese of San Francisco Files for Chapter 11 Protection https://feeneylawfirm.com/archdiocese-of-san-francisco-files-for-chapter-11-protection/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:22:21 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6926 In a statement released at the end of August 2023, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the Archdiocese of San Francisco has filed for bankruptcy . . .

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]]> Diocese of Oakland Files for Bankruptcy https://feeneylawfirm.com/diocese-of-oakland-files-for-bankruptcy/ Thu, 25 May 2023 16:06:23 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6886 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 ...

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]]> Lawsuit accuses San Diego Diocese of Fraudulently Transferring Assets https://feeneylawfirm.com/lawsuit-accuses-san-diego-diocese-of-fraudulently-transferring-assets/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6844 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.

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]]> San Diego Diocese Considering Bankruptcy, Church Blames Clergy Sex Abuse Claims https://feeneylawfirm.com/san-diego-diocese-considering-bankruptcy-church-blames-clergy-sex-abuse-claims/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:17:47 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6837 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.

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]]> Survivors Deliver List of Over 300 Abusive Priests to Archbishop https://feeneylawfirm.com/survivors-deliver-list-of-over-300-abusive-priests-to-archbishop/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:16:44 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6627 The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), as well as other survivors of clergy sexual abuse , delivered a list of 312 clergy and lay people publicly accused of sexual abuse . . .

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]]> Diocese of Oakland Priest Accused of Raping Boy Decades Ago https://feeneylawfirm.com/diocese-of-oakland-priest-accused-of-raping-boy-decades-ago/ Fri, 28 May 2021 18:35:33 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5658 A recent lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Oakland accuses deceased priest Monsignor John T. McCracken of raping a young boy on multiple occasions between 1972 and 1974. It is the first time McCracken has been accused of sexual abuse of a child and his name is not on the Dioceses’ 2019 list of priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children.

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]]> Tucson and Los Angeles Dioceses Accused of Violating Racketeering Laws https://feeneylawfirm.com/tucson-and-los-angeles-dioceses-accused-of-violating-racketeering-laws/ Wed, 19 May 2021 18:13:43 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5607 The Tucson and Los Angeles Dioceses have been accused of violating Arizona’s racketeering laws in a federal lawsuit filed at the end of 2020, which happens to coincide with the end of Arizona’s revival window. The lawsuit alleges the dioceses routinely buried allegations of priests sexually abusing children and would transfer those priests to different parishes instead of alerting law enforcement. A violation of Arizona’s racketeering law also means the state’s Attorney General could investigate the allegations as well.

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]]> Oakland Diocese Reaches Settlement with Sexual Abuse Victim https://feeneylawfirm.com/oakland-diocese-reaches-settlement-with-sexual-abuse-victim/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:38:14 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5226 In December of 2020, the Diocese of Oakland announced it reached a $3.5 million dollar priest sex abuse settlement with a former seminarian who asserted Father Michael Van Dinh raped him in 2017 at St. Michaels Parish in Livermore, CA. The seminarian did not wish to be identified and will be referred to here as ‘John Doe’

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]]> How Long do I have to File a Clergy Abuse Lawsuit in California? https://feeneylawfirm.com/how-long-do-i-have-to-file-a-clergy-abuse-lawsuit-in-california/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:04:42 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=4859 How long you have to file a clergy abuse lawsuit in California is a common question. For some California clergy abuse survivors, it may take years, even decades to recall the abuse since traumatic events suffered as a child are often suppressed. Even those who haven’t repressed those memories often still need many years to process the pain and receive treatment or counseling before they are ready to share their stories.

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