Judge Orders 42 Catholic Diocese Sex Abuse Cases to Trial

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Published August 27, 2007 at 8:50 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Last Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered 42 lawsuits against San Diego's Catholic Diocese be released for jury trials. The 127 lawsuits brought by people who say they were sexually abused as ch

Tom Fudge: Late last week, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered 42 sexual abuse lawsuits against the San Diego Catholic Diocese to go to trial. A total of 127 lawsuits had been put on hold, as the diocese sought bankruptcy protection. But Judge Louise DeCarl Adler said settlement of the case or resolution in bankruptcy court is unlikely to happen soon. The judge has been very critical of the way the church has handled its bankruptcy case. Meanwhile, settlement talks between the plaintiffs and the diocese are continuing.

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