Victims’ lawyers celebrate Baltimore Archdiocese decision to waive charitable immunity
Victims’ attorneys praised the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s decision to waive charitable immunity, clearing the way for abuse settlements in bankruptcy court.
Baltimore Archdiocese will not seek charitable immunity
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will not seek charitable immunity to protect itself from paying sexual abuse survivors.
‘Insulting,’ ‘reprehensible,’ ‘offended’: Survivors’ lawyers respond to Baltimore Archdiocese settlement offer
Lawyers representing survivors of sexual abuse say the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s offer to pay $33M toward a settlement is a nonstarter.
Baltimore Archdiocese offers victims $33M of its own money in preliminary settlement offer
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore said it would be willing to pay about $33 million of its own money toward an eventual settlement.
Victims move to throw out Baltimore Archdiocese bankruptcy case if church gets charitable immunity
The committee representing victims moved to dismiss the Archdiocese of Baltimore's bankruptcy case if a judge grants charitable immunity.
Victims claim ‘impasse’ with Baltimore Archdiocese amid abuse settlement talks
The committee representing victims declared a partial impasse earlier this month over the archdiocese’s invocation of the “doctrine of charitable immunity,” which would allow it to pay victims only with insurance money, not with its own assets.






