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by Associated Press & KREM.com
Posted on October 10, 2012
SPOKANE — The Catholic Diocese of Spokane is suing its own lawyers for mishandling a bankruptcy case that arose from lawsuits over clergy sex abuse.
The malpractice lawsuit was filed this week and seeks more than $12 million from the Spokane law firm Paine Hamblen Coffin Brooke and Miller.
The Diocese said in court documents that its bankruptcy lawyers failed to explore other means of ending the abuse scandal. It also blames the lawyers for writing a bankruptcy plan that failed to adequately fund the risk of new claims.
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