UNITED STATES
The Worthy Adversary
November 18, 2018
By Joelle Casteix
~Part one in a multi-part series~
[Read Part 2: Lessons from Covington and Part 3:The Evil Opt-Out]
Class Actions: BAD for Victims. BAD for Justice. BAD for Transparency
Class action lawsuits are a bishop’s dream and a victim’s nightmare. Let me explain:
Earlier this week, news reports discussed a federal class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the Vatican and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
(This class action lawsuit is not to be confused with this civil public nuisance lawsuit against the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, also announced this week. It is NOT a class action. The civil public nuisance is a case filed by six individuals. Confusing, I know.)
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