The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, et al.

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October 25, 2024
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

Brazilian airline GOL Linhas wants five more months to file a Chapter 11 plan, the U.S. trustee in Texas is champing at the bit to obtain documents from Jackson Walker LLP in connection with an investigation into ex-Judge David R. Jones, and talc claimants want another shot at moving the bankruptcy of a Johnson & Johnson unit out of Texas, the home of the divisional merger.
September 30, 2024
J&J Fights For Ch. 11 Venue, NY Diocese Settles For $323M

Johnson & Johnson and the Justice Department are set to face off in a dispute over whether the consumer products giant was justified in putting a talc unit into bankruptcy in Texas this month, after the U.S. Trustee's Office accused J&J of "forum-shopping" its third Chapter 11 filing.
September 26, 2024
NY Diocese Reaches $323M Settlement With Abuse Survivors

Long Island's bankrupt Roman Catholic diocese has agreed to a nearly $323 million deal with hundreds of survivors of sexual abuse, a historic settlement that will bring to a close after four years the church's Chapter 11 case, according to a statement issued Thursday.
August 09, 2024
Judge Sides With NY Diocese In Axing 33 Abuse Claims

A New York federal judge has upheld the dismissal of 33 sexual abuse claims against Long Island's bankrupt Roman Catholic Diocese, finding there was insufficient evidence the diocese had supervisory control over the alleged abusers.
May 15, 2024
NY Diocese, Abuse Claimants Sent To Ch. 11 Plan Talks

A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday sent the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre and clergy sex abuse claimants back into mediation rather than grant the diocese's request to dismiss the case after the abuse claimants rejected its Chapter 11 plan.
April 22, 2024
Subchapter V Report, Express Hits Ch. 11, NY Diocese Fallout

The American Bankruptcy Institute held its annual spring meeting last week, where a task force on Subchapter V presented its report and recommendations on small-business bankruptcy filings, and clothing retailer Express Inc. landed in Chapter 11 with more than $1 billion in debt.
April 19, 2024
NY Diocese Claims Rep Warns Of 'Disaster' If Ch. 11 Scrapped

The future claims representative for sex abuse victims in the bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre told a New York judge Friday he could not "stand mute while this case barrels on toward disaster," after the organization moved to dismiss its case earlier this month.
April 16, 2024
Retired Judge Carey Dies, Fraudster Charged, Diocese Bails

The bankruptcy bench in Delaware lost a well-respected colleague, retired Judge Kevin J. Carey, while federal court officials made good on efforts to root out fraud in the nation's bankruptcy courts, and a New York Catholic diocese moved to end its Chapter 11 case without a reorganization plan after abuse claimants roundly rejected its proposal.
April 15, 2024
NY Diocese Moves To End Ch. 11 Amid Plan Opposition

A Catholic diocese on New York's Long Island has asked a bankruptcy judge to dismiss its Chapter 11 case, noting the debtor's latest reorganization proposal was voted down by a "supermajority" of its creditors.
February 15, 2024
Judge Doubts NY Diocese Has Enough Votes For Ch. 11 Plan

A New York bankruptcy judge said Thursday the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre had sufficiently explained its Chapter 11 plan to creditors, but appeared skeptical that it will garner the necessary votes for approval.