MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
Article by: JEAN HOPFENSPERGER , Star Tribune
Updated: January 20, 2015 – 4:43 PM
Archdiocese and victims’ attorneys will work toward settlement.
The bankruptcy filing of the Archdiocese of St. Paul -Minneapolis was ordered out of the courtroom and into the conference room Tuesday, when a bankruptcy judge ordered the case to mediation.
The archdiocese, its insurance companies, and attorneys for abuse victims will attempt to reach a mediated settlement under an order from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel.
Kressel said it was the most efficient, cost-effective way to settle the bankruptcy. He named Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan to oversee the mediation.
“If he can settle an NFL strike he can settle most anything,” said Kressel, referring to Boylan’s mediation of the 2011 labor dispute between the National Football League and its players.
The archdiocese and victims’ attorneys praised the decision.
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