GUAM
KUAM News
September 7, 2018
By Krystal Paco
Will the 180-plus clergy sexual abuse lawsuits head for settlement, as planned? That and more will be discussed in a joint status conference at the District Court of Guam on Tuesday.
Back in August, one group of plaintiffs threatened to abandon settlement talks, alleging the Church was “acting in bad faith.”
The Lujan & Wolff firm, who represent majority of the plaintiffs and all the lawsuits filed in the federal court, reported that the Archdiocese of Agana would be banking on insurance coverage to front the cost of claims and that the Church was selling assets in a suspicious manner at “less than asking price.”
As we reported, the Church’s stateside legal counsel Mike Patterson assured the court it was all just a misunderstanding.
He advised that there are four properties being discussed and the reason for the transactions were “economic in nature.”
Both Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood and Superior Court Judge Michael Bordallo agreed they cannot force parties into mediation.
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