Doe et al v. Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC

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Case Number:

3:23-cv-00154

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William I Garfinkel

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  1. October 27, 2023

    Clergy Abuse Survivors Get OK For $6.5M Data Leak Deal

    A Connecticut federal magistrate judge gave final approval to a class settlement Friday that will provide $50,000 for each of 129 people who claimed they were abused within a now-bankrupt Catholic diocese and later had their identities exposed by legal solutions company Epiq amid Chapter 11 proceedings.

  2. October 20, 2023

    Clergy Abuse Survivors Seek Final OK Of Data Leak Deal

    The survivors of alleged childhood sexual abuse within a Connecticut Roman Catholic diocese are seeking final approval of a multimillion-dollar settlement with the legal services provider they say exposed their identities in a court filing, including a request for more than $150,000 in fees and expenses.

  3. August 31, 2023

    Judge OKs Settlement After Abuse Survivors' Data Leak

    A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a settlement between survivors of alleged childhood sexual abuse and the legal services provider they say exposed their identities in a court filing earlier this year amid an underlying bankruptcy proceeding involving the alleged abuse perpetrator, a Roman Catholic diocese.

  4. August 11, 2023

    Epiq To Pay $50K Per Abuse Survivor In ID Release Settlement

    A proposed class of more than 100 people who allege they were sexually abused as children within a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut are seeking approval of a settlement by which the diocese's former Chapter 11 noticing firm would pay $50,000 per class member for having publicly disclosed their names.

  5. July 24, 2023

    Epiq Strikes Deal With Conn. Abuse Survivors Over ID Release

    Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC has reached a tentative agreement to settle a proposed class action accusing the company of revealing the identities of more than 100 people who claim they were sexually abused as children within a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut, according to federal court records.

  6. June 05, 2023

    Connecticut Cases To Watch: A Midyear Report

    Courts in Connecticut are working through thorny legal issues involving controversies of national interest and headline-grabbing public figures, and significant decisions in high-dollar civil cases are possible before the end of 2023.

  7. May 23, 2023

    Epiq Slams Clergy Victims' 'Second Bite At The Apple' Filing

    Two clergy sex abuse survivors who allege Epiq Corporate Restructuring publicly exposed their names on a bankruptcy claims website shouldn't be allowed to supplement their objection to Epiq's motion to dismiss the suit, the firm told a Connecticut federal judge on Monday, saying it's an "impermissible attempt" to amend their complaint.

  8. May 09, 2023

    Epiq Says Church Abuse Class Action Case Lacks Standing

    Two clergy sex abuse survivors who accused Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC of publicly exposing their names on a claims website do not have constitutional standing to sue over the disclosure, the legal services vendor argued while seeking to dismiss or stay a proposed federal class action lawsuit.

  9. April 04, 2023

    Epiq Says Abuse Claimants Can't Pursue $42M Doxxing Suit

    Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC argued a proposed class of over 120 sexual abuse survivors should not be allowed to sue it in Connecticut federal court over public disclosure of their names and addresses because they have not alleged that anyone actually viewed the information.

  10. March 03, 2023

    Church Abuse Victims ID'd By Epiq In Ch. 11 Seek Class Cert.

    Two self-described church sex abuse survivors are asking a Connecticut federal judge to certify a proposed $42 million class action against Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC on claims the legal services provider revealed the names and addresses of more than 120 survivors online despite a federal judge's order.