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  Report: Agreement Reached in Wilmington Diocese Bankruptcy Case

By Steve Fermier
WBAL
March 26, 2010

http://www.wbal.com/absolutenm/templates/story.aspx?articleid=48445&zoneid=3

Attorneys involved in the bankruptcy case of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington say they are close to an agreement to mediate disputed issues.

Lawyers for the diocese, the official unsecured creditors' committee and abuse victims suing in state court say papers could be filed as early as Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

The diocese, which serves about 230,000 Catholics in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, filed for bankruptcy in October after settlement negotiations failed with about a dozen alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse.

Diocese attorney Tony Flynn says they hope they have "a path forward to resolving the entire bankruptcy." Tom Neuberger, a lawyer for plaintiffs suing in state court, says it appears the diocese is trying "put this behind it."

 
 

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