Duluth diocese becomes 13th to file for bankruptcy
December 07, 2015
The Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, becoming the 13th American diocese to take that step in the wake of the sex-abuse scandal.
The Duluth diocese announced on December 8 that it was filing an emergency petition for bankruptcy protection after failing to reach a settlement with sex-abuse victims. In November, a Minnesota court ordered the diocese to pay $4.8 million to one victim, in the largest single award ever given in a case involving clerical abuse. The court's decision came in the first lawsuit tried under a new state law that opened the way for lawsuits involving incidents that occurred many years ago.
The Duluth diocese is in the metropolitan region of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minnesota, which filed for bankruptcy last January.
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Further information:
- Diocese of Duluth files for bankruptcy protection after jury award in clergy sex abuse case (Star-Tribune)
- Diocese of Duluth files for bankruptcy (Diocese of Duluth)
- $8 million judgment against Duluth diocese in sex-abuse case (CWN, 11/5)
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