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Diocese of Oakland Files for Bankruptcy

Christina Feeney — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:06:23 +0000

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

Christina Feeney — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000

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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California Catholic Church Settlement Fund Created

Brett Katsma — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:58:02 +0000

Six California Catholic Diocese including: Diocese of Fresno, Diocese of Orange, Diocese of Sacramento, Diocese of San Bernardino, Diocese of San Diego, and Los Angeles Archdiocese have recently unveiled a new sexual abuse settlement program for victims of childhood priest molestation in the Catholic Church. Details of the California Catholic Church Settlement fund allow for victims to file a claim without having to directly sue the Catholic Church in court but the deadline is and provide a deadline of January 31, 2020. Typically to file a lawsuit victims would be governed by California’s Statute of limitation laws.

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