Diocese, victim ask insurance companies to uphold policies in lawsuit

ST. CLOUD (MN)
St. Cloud Times

March 2, 2018

By Stephanie Dickrell

Lawsuit hopes to determine which companies are responsible for paying damages to victims of child sexual abuse

Two lawsuits are hoping to make insurance companies cooperate in compensating victims of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of St. Cloud.

The diocese and a victim of child sexual abuse are asking insurance companies to uphold policies they’ve issued in past decades, said Josh Peck, an attorney with Jeff Anderson and Associates and a representative of victims making child sexual abuse claims against the diocese.

Catholic Mutual Insurance Company has also filed a lawsuit in federal court.

Both lawsuits are against other insurance companies ask a judge to determine which companies are responsible for compensating victims of child sexual abuse.

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