MILWAUKEE (WI)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 20, 2012
The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is firing back at creditors in its bankruptcy, vowing to fight their plans to pursue the assets of its 200-plus parishes and calling their proposed lawsuit “frivolous and a waste of time and money.”
At the same time, lawyers for the archdiocese have moved to throw out 62 of the 575 sex abuse claims filed in the bankruptcy, its largest group of claims objections yet. And the church has filed a complaint aimed at recovering what could be tens of millions of dollars from its insurers.
“I have few options left,” Archbishop Jerome Listecki told local Catholics in a letter last week, explaining the church’s legal strategy. “We will continue to examine every possible legal avenue that moves us toward a resolution of the Chapter 11.”
James Stang, lead attorney for the creditors committee, said the archdiocese’s legal theories are flawed, and would be proved so in court.
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