ROCHESTER (NY)
WHAM
September 13, 2019
by Tanner Jubenville
Most the lawsuits filed under the newly enacted Child Victims Act name the Diocese of Rochester, which is much of the reason why it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday.
That law, which went into effect last month, opened a year-long window for sex abuse victims to file lawsuits against their alleged accusers. That included the Catholic Church.
But Thursday’s filing has changed how proceedings against the diocese will move forward.
“So all the cases that have been filed in state court, our cases, all the cases being drafted – all those need to be consolidated, and will be consolidated before the bankruptcy judge,” said attorney James Marsh, who is representing survivors of clergy abuse.
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