Clergy Sex Abuse Claims. Two bills approved this week in the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives could make it easier to prosecute cases of clergy sexual abuse of children. On Friday, state senators approved legislation extending the statute of limitations for criminally prosecuting sex offenses committed against a person … [Read more...]
Bills Would Extend Time For Sex Abuse Claims
Action On Priest Abuse Claims Queried
Priest Abuse Claims Against Diocese. More than nine months ago, a 47-year-old man contacted the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany without an attorney and accused a prominent priest of sexually abusing him as a child. Last month, a second alleged victim this one with an attorney came to the diocese with a second complaint. Within … [Read more...]
Man Claims Priest Abuse
Catholic Priest Abuse In Stayton. A 47-year-old man who claims that he was sexually molested by a Catholic priest in Stayton more than 30 years ago filed a $4 million lawsuit Wednesday against the Archdiocese of Portland and Immaculate Conception Parish. The man, identified only as D.C., claims that the Rev. Henri Arata befriended … [Read more...]
Archdiocese Receives 134 Claims For Clergy Abuse Funds
Archdiocese Receives Claims For Clergy Abuse. More than 130 people are seeking payment from a $3 million fund that was created last year to compensate victims of clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Officials overseeing the fund announced the total Thursday, a day after the Sept. 1 deadline for filing claims. The … [Read more...]
Regulator: State Farm will re-examine Katrina claims
State Farm Re-examine Katrina Claims. State Farm Will Re-Examine More Than 35,000 Policyholder Claims filed after Hurricane Katrina and "make millions of dollars available" for additional payments, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale said Monday. Dale said the agreement between his office and State Farm covers … [Read more...]
More than 200 victims of Hurricane Katrina had sued the insurer; terms of the deal weren’t disclosed
To Settle Out of Court With More Than 200 Residents. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to settle out of court with more than 200 residents of Mississippi's Gulf Coast who sued the insurer over Hurricane Katrina damage, a lawyer for the policyholders said. Terms of the mass settlement between the Columbus, Ohio-based … [Read more...]
Hurricane Katrina Appeal Could Affect Thousands of Insurance Claims
