Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse lawsuits takes ef

Attorneys and advocates say the church is trying to protect its assets and silence abuse victims by halting all civil claims against the archdiocese and shifting the process to bankruptcy court.

Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy: Survivors to have until May 31 to submit sex abuse claims

Survivors of child sexual abuse will have until May 31 to submit claims against the Archdiocese of Baltimore in bankruptcy court, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case: More than 700 submit claims ahead of deadline - The Baltimore B....

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle M. Harner set the claims deadline, which came 245 days after the Archdiocese of Baltimore filed a petition for Chapter 11 reorganization.

Tensions with insurers mount in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case

Tensions are growing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case around the role of the church’s insurers. Baltimore’s arm of the Catholic Church, America’s oldest archdiocese, has sued its insurers for alleged breach of contract in one legal battle. In another argument, the insurers sought to block the committee of abuse survivors in the case from hiring certain experts, suggesting the diocese eventually could back out of bankruptcy. The archdiocese’s lawsuit alleges its insurer...

Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse claims takes effect

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy just as Maryland is set to end the statute of limitations on when child sex abuse lawsuits can be filed.

Baltimore archdiocese weighs bankruptcy with expected surge of lawsuits

An email chain obtained by The Baltimore Sun confirms a bankruptcy filing is under consideration as the Baltimore archdiocese faces a surge of child sex abuse lawsuits under a new Maryland law that...

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What’s a creditor’s committee? 7 abuse victims to negotiate for all in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankrup....

Federal bankruptcy court officials have selected a committee of people who say they suffered child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to negotiate settlement terms for hundreds of fellow...