Catholic Church Settlement - Feeney Law Firm https://feeneylawfirm.com/tag/catholic-church-settlement/ Quincy MA Lawyer handling personal injury claims and lawsuits nationwide Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:43:31 +0000 en hourly 1 More Than a Settlement: NY Survivors Seek Truth, Accountability, and Lasting Justice https://feeneylawfirm.com/more-than-a-settlement-ny-survivors-seek-truth-accountability-and-lasting-justice/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:43:31 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=7046 The Archdiocese of New York’s proposed $800 million settlement marks one of the largest financial agreements involving clergy sexual abuse claims in U.S. history. Yet for the approximately 1,300 survivors whose cases could be resolved, the issue has never been simply about money. It is about recognition, accountability, and ensuring that decades of abuse—and the […]

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]]> San Francisco Archdiocese Settlement Brings Long-Sought Recognition to Abuse Survivors https://feeneylawfirm.com/san-francisco-archdiocese-settlement-brings-long-sought-recognition-to-abuse-survivors/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:32:54 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=7025 For hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused as children by clergy members, the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s agreement to pay $395 million is more than a legal milestone. It is, for many, a long-awaited acknowledgment of pain that has shaped their lives for decades. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has […]

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]]> Archdiocese of Santa Fe Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Filed with Court https://feeneylawfirm.com/archdiocese-of-santa-fe-bankruptcy-reorganization-plan-filed-with-court/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:13:09 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6640 The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has finally filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan four years after filing for Chapter 11 protection . . .

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]]> Albany Abuse Survivor Encourages Transparency from Diocese https://feeneylawfirm.com/albany-abuse-survivor-encourages-transparency-from-diocese/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:13:47 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6593 In a lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Albany and former priest Mark Haight, clergy sex abuse survivor . . .

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]]> New Mexico Diocese Announces $121.5 Million Settlement https://feeneylawfirm.com/new-mexico-diocese-announces-121-5-million-settlement/ Fri, 27 May 2022 17:00:50 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6468 The Archdiocese of Santa Fe, one of the oldest dioceses in the United States, announced it had reached a settlement agreement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in order to resolve its bankruptcy protection filing.

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]]> Archdiocese of Seattle Reaches Sexual Abuse Settlements Totaling Over $2 Million https://feeneylawfirm.com/archdiocese-of-seattle-reaches-sexual-abuse-settlements-totaling-over-2-million/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:18:51 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5541 In the last year, the Archdiocese of Seattle has agreed to settlements totaling over $2 million with victims who claim they were sexually abused by four members of the Archdiocese’s clergy.

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]]> Archdiocese of Chicago Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claim https://feeneylawfirm.com/archdiocese-of-chicago-agrees-to-pay-1-5-million-to-settle-sex-abuse-claim/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:44:02 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5400 The Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he was sexually abused as a child by defrocked priest Daniel McCormack back in the early 2000s. This Catholic Church settlement pushes the total to over $11 million paid to survivors who were abused by McCormack. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the Archdiocese of Chicago has had to pay out millions of dollars in order to settle a sexual abuse claim against one of its clergy.

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]]> Colorado Dioceses Pay Out $7.3 Million to Abuse Victims https://feeneylawfirm.com/colorado-dioceses-pay-out-7-3-million-to-abuse-victims/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:32:34 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5389 <>The three Roman Catholic Dioceses in Colorado paid out a total $7.3 million in sexual abuse settlements to over 70 people who were sexually abused as children by clergy. The payments came as part of the Colorado priest abuse reparations program. The Catholic Church settlements cover claims that went back decades and marked the end of a 22-month investigation by Colorado Attorney General, Phil Weiser. <>

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]]> Diocese of Santa Fe Nearing Bankruptcy Reorganization Settlement https://feeneylawfirm.com/diocese-of-santa-fe-nearing-bankruptcy-reorganization-settlement/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:02:07 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5330 In 2018, Archbishop of Santa Fe John C. Wester announced that the Archdiocese would seek bankruptcy protection amidst the growing number of sexual abuse lawsuits. Nearly 3 years later, the committee set up to represent the survivors, along with the Archdiocese, have reached a confidential settlement.

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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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