The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, et al.

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December 09, 2024
NY Diocese Plan Confirmed, Bankruptcy Bills Reintroduced

A diocese covering 132 Roman Catholic parishes on New York's Long Island has secured confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan in a case it started four years ago. An Oregon federal judge has ruled that memos tied to an ethics scandal in the Southern District of Texas' bankruptcy court aren't shielded by attorney-client privilege. And members of the U.S. Senate have renewed legislation to ban the controversial "Texas two-step" bankruptcy maneuver and add protections for rank-and-file workers impacted by corporate insolvencies.
December 04, 2024
NY Diocese Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Optional Releases

A New York bankruptcy judge approved a Long Island-based Roman Catholic diocese's Chapter 11 plan on Wednesday after hearing it had resolved objections from the U.S. Trustee's Office with a two-tier claims release system for sexual abuse claimants.
December 02, 2024
Long Island Diocese Ch. 11 Plan Sparks US Trustee Protest

The U.S. Trustee's Office has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject confirmation of a Long Island-based Roman Catholic diocese's Chapter 11 plan that some 99% of sexual abuse survivors support, arguing the deal violates a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision by proposing to shield third parties from abuse claims.
November 18, 2024
Judge Will OK $88M Insurance Deal For Long Island Diocese

A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday approved an $88 million insurance settlement for Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese after being assured that sexual abuse claimants who pass up a payout from the diocese's Chapter 11 plan can pursue insurance claims on their own.
November 04, 2024
Long Island Diocese Can Use Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures

The Roman Catholic diocese that covers New York's Long Island received bankruptcy court approval Monday for a Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement that now includes the final terms of a proposed settlement with a group of its insurers.
October 30, 2024
Judge Orders NY Diocese To Hash Out Ch. 11 Insurer Deal

Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese must meet with its insurers Thursday to sort out the remaining details of their settlement, a New York bankruptcy judge said Wednesday, making clear he expected urgent work to ensure the church has a Chapter 11 plan in place before next year.
October 25, 2024
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

Brazilian airline GOL Linhas wants five more months to file a Chapter 11 plan, the U.S. trustee in Texas is champing at the bit to obtain documents from Jackson Walker LLP in connection with an investigation into ex-Judge David R. Jones, and talc claimants want another shot at moving the bankruptcy of a Johnson & Johnson unit out of Texas, the home of the divisional merger.
September 30, 2024
J&J Fights For Ch. 11 Venue, NY Diocese Settles For $323M

Johnson & Johnson and the Justice Department are set to face off in a dispute over whether the consumer products giant was justified in putting a talc unit into bankruptcy in Texas this month, after the U.S. Trustee's Office accused J&J of "forum-shopping" its third Chapter 11 filing.
September 26, 2024
NY Diocese Reaches $323M Settlement With Abuse Survivors

Long Island's bankrupt Roman Catholic diocese has agreed to a nearly $323 million deal with hundreds of survivors of sexual abuse, a historic settlement that will bring to a close after four years the church's Chapter 11 case, according to a statement issued Thursday.
August 09, 2024
Judge Sides With NY Diocese In Axing 33 Abuse Claims

A New York federal judge has upheld the dismissal of 33 sexual abuse claims against Long Island's bankrupt Roman Catholic Diocese, finding there was insufficient evidence the diocese had supervisory control over the alleged abusers.

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