The Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation
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2:21-bk-20687
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- Archer & Greiner
- ArentFox Schiff
- Barclay Damon
- Carmody Torrance
- Cohen & Wolf
- Cohn Birnbaum
- Cummings & Lockwood
- Dentons
- Faxon Law Group
- Green & Sklarz
- Ice Miller
- Jones Walker
- Ketterer Browne
- Law Offices of Jeffrey Hellman
- Neubert Pepe
- O'Sullivan McCormack
- Reid & Riege
- Robinson & Cole
- Updike Kelly
- Zeisler & Zeisler
- Zeldes Needle
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June 27, 2024
Purdue Ruling Reshapes Conn. Catholic Diocese's Ch. 11 Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday banning bankruptcy judges from forcing non-debtor third parties to release claims against other non-debtors quickly reshaped a proposed Chapter 11 plan for a Connecticut Roman Catholic diocese, as a creditors committee withdrew a $32 million abuse victim trust proposal and proffered an immediate replacement.
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March 14, 2024
Meet The Attys Vetting Clergy Abuse Claims In Eastern Conn.
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has appointed a retired Connecticut Superior Court judge and an experienced bankruptcy attorney to handle claims against the bankrupt Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. of eastern Connecticut. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a further look at the two attorneys and their roles.
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March 12, 2024
Retired Judge, 2 Trustees To Handle Conn. Clergy Abuse Claims
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has appointed Salvatore C. Agati, a retired Connecticut Superior Court judge and current partner at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, one of the Constitution State's largest law firms, to review abuse claims against the bankrupt Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. of eastern Connecticut.
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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.
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September 12, 2023
Creditors Say Purdue Appeal Won't Affect Conn. Diocese Ch. 11
Unsecured creditors in a Connecticut Catholic diocese's bankruptcy case say their $32 million settlement shouldn't be affected by an impending U.S. Supreme Court appeal in Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 concerning the ability of bankruptcy courts to enforce blanket third-party releases.
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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.
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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.
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August 02, 2023
Norwich Diocese Ch. 11 Plan Proposes Pursuing Past Insurers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, and its unsecured creditors' committee proposed that the $32 million sexual abuse claims trust created by the Chapter 11 reorganization plan they submitted to a Connecticut bankruptcy judge will have claims against the diocese's past insurers on its agenda.
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June 21, 2023
Conn. Diocese's Land Sale To Mohegan Tribe Gets Judge's OK
A Hartford bankruptcy judge has approved the Norwich Roman Catholic Diocese's plan to sell its St. Bernard School campus and surrounding land for $6.55 million, weeks after an entity owned entirely by the Mohegan Tribe submitted the winning bid.
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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.