diocese of buffalo - Feeney Law Firm https://feeneylawfirm.com/tag/diocese-of-buffalo/ Quincy MA Lawyer handling personal injury claims and lawsuits nationwide Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:40:08 +0000 en hourly 1 Buffalo Diocese Sued By New York Attorney General Following Two-Year Investigation https://feeneylawfirm.com/buffalo-diocese-sued-by-new-york-attorney-general-following-two-year-investigation/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:40:08 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5292 After a two-year investigation, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the Diocese of Buffalo, alleging it covered up allegations of child sexual abuse and misused charitable assets by supporting predatory priests instead of following protocol and reporting them to authorities. Former Bishop Richard Malone and former Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz were also named as defendants in the lawsuit.

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]]> Deadline Set for Filing Clergy Abuse Claims Against Diocese of Buffalo https://feeneylawfirm.com/deadline-set-for-filing-clergy-abuse-claims-against-diocese-of-buffalo/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:59:24 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5127 Chief Judge Carl L. Bucki of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of New York set the bar date for victims with claims of sexual abuse against the Diocese of Buffalo at August 14, 2021. A bar date is the date by which creditors (victims) need to submit proof of a claim. This means that victims have until August 14, 2021 to submit a claim against the Diocese of Buffalo in federal bankruptcy proceedings. The diocese will be required to notify the public of the August 2021 bar date via notices through mailings, publications, and postings.

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]]> Lawyers Battle to Properly Value Dozens of Buffalo Diocese’s Properties https://feeneylawfirm.com/lawyers-battle-to-properly-value-dozens-of-buffalo-dioceses-properties/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:13:33 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=4918 The Diocese of Buffalo filed for bankruptcy in February of this year in the wake of mounting clergy sexual abuse claims. The diocese opted for bankruptcy protection after seeing no other viable option to continue operating given the potential total future obligations the pending sexual abuse lawsuits could entail. The diocese continues to believe that bankruptcy doesn’t hurt abuse survivors, but only helps them by creating a compensation process that equally divides up funds among all abuse survivors, instead of favoring those who filed first.

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]]> Clergy Sexual Abuse Lawsuits – Delays Expected in Buffalo https://feeneylawfirm.com/diocese-of-buffalo-clergy-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-delays/ Mon, 18 May 2020 18:05:14 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=4307 Victims of clergy sexual abuse with cases against the Diocese of Buffalo should expect delays in compensation awards. In a January ruling by Judge Deborah A. Chimes, Supreme Court of Erie Country, she noted the particular victim (plaintiff) should receive damages for abuse suffered. However there is a catch causing a delay in getting compensation from the Diocese of Buffalo. The Diocese of Buffalo filed for bankruptcy. This filing effectively paused all lawsuits and legal proceedings against the dioceses.

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]]> Buffalo Diocese Becomes 2nd New York Diocese to File for Bankruptcy https://feeneylawfirm.com/buffalo-diocese-becomes-2nd-new-york-diocese-to-file-for-bankruptcy/ Wed, 13 May 2020 13:07:20 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=4241 In February of 2020, the Diocese of Buffalo became the second Diocese in New York state to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, after the first filing by the Diocese of Rochester in September of 2019. The church sites the new law passed by New York state’s legislators, dubbed the Child Victims Act, as the reason for bankruptcy filings.

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