The Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation

  1. September 09, 2024

    Conn. Diocese Proposes $30M Plan For Abuse Claimants

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, has proposed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, claiming it would provide better and quicker compensation to sex abuse claimants than the plan proposed by the unsecured creditors committee.

  2. August 26, 2024

    Conn. Diocese Seeks Mediation Over Competing Ch. 11 Plans

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, told a bankruptcy judge that a Chapter 11 plan proposed by unsecured creditors is unconfirmable and fighting over competing plans will drain estate resources, and that renewed mediation over how to address childhood sexual abuse liability is the only path forward.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.