Litigation
Aug. 7, 2015
Archdiocese abuse settlement may help other victims groups
Bankruptcy attorney James I. Stang said the $21 million settlement with alleged sex abuse survivors shows Catholic diocese's affiliate entities like trusts and foundations can be accessed to provide money for compensation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This week's $21 million Catholic diocese sexual abuse settlement in Milwaukee provided
the lesson that assets held in affiliate trusts and foundations can be accessed to
compensate victims.
The decision to settle rather than wait for a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the questions
of those related financial ...
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