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Deadline Set for Harrisburg Diocese Clergy Abuse Claims
May 19, 2020: Bankruptcy Judge Sets November 13, 2020 Deadline for Harrisburg Diocese Clergy Abuse Claims. In an order signed by Chief Bankruptcy Judge Henry Van Eck, survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Harrisburg Diocese have until November 13, 2020 to file a...
Harrisburg Diocese Files for Bankruptcy
February 19, 2020: The Diocese of Harrisburg filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the aftermath of its Reconciliation Program to voluntarily compensate sexual abuse survivors. The Diocese of Harrisburg is believed to be the 26th Catholic diocese or religious order to file...
PA Supreme Court Considers Statute of Limitations Reform
PA Supreme Court Tolling August 14, 2020: PA Supreme Court Considers New Argument that the Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse Cases is tolled by the Fraudulent Concealment of Predators’ Identity by the various Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania. In a novel...
$300,000 Verdict for Mild Brain Injury
Jury Awards Client $300,000 for Pain and Suffering Claim Only After a four day trial in Monroe County Pennsylvania, a jury of 12 found in favor of our client in the amount of $300,000 which was three times the highest offer by the defendants before the verdict. Our...
Boy Scouts File for Bankruptcy
February 18, 2020: Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy. What you should do if you are the survivor of predatory sexual abuse by a Boy Scout leader. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed bankruptcy as the number of sexual abuse claims against the organization...