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CBC News
The Diocese of Bathurst has lost its bid to recoup $3.3 million in compensation that was paid to victims of sexual abuse from its former insurer.
Its request for punitive damages from Aviva Insurance for wrongful denial of insurance coverage was also denied in the Court of Queen’s Bench decision released late Friday afternoon.
”The Diocese was unsuccessful in establishing coverage for the compensatory damages it paid to the victims through the conciliation process and the expenses and costs related to it,” Justice Stephen McNally states in his 56-page decision.
“The Diocese’s claims for damages with respect to that aspect of the action must fail and is therefore dismissed,” he wrote.
“The portion of the Diocese’s claims related to its expenses incurred in defending, resolving and/or paying judgments in relation to claims brought against it outside the conciliation process are yet to be determined.”
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