NEW BRUNSWICK (CANADA)
CBC News
Dec. 4, 2019
The Diocese of Bathurst has received the cheque from its insurance company, Aviva, in relation to sexual abuse scandals from decades ago.
The two engaged in a lengthy court battle that ended last spring over who should pay victims of Catholic priests who were seeking compensation.
The church had been arguing the insurance policy at the time of the abuse included coverage for “bodily injury caused intentionally by … the archdiocese.”
But the insurers claimed the church failed in its obligation to disclose information about the abuse, and the coverage was therefore void.
In May, the Supreme Court refused hearing the case, thereby ordering Aviva to pay $3.4 million, as New Brunswick’s court of appeal had ruled.
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