Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

Settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

A federal judge has approved a federal settlement that will clear the way for the New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse.

Judge OKs settlement for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of clergy abuse victims

Judge OKs settlement for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of clergy abuse victims.

Years-long bankruptcy for Archdiocese of New Orleans officially ends

Judge Meredith Grabill heard from church leaders, sex abuse survivors, and insurance companies over the course of two weeks and formally accepted the $230 million settlement on Monday.

Archdiocese settlement with survivors approved

A bankruptcy judge has approved a $230 million agreement between the Archdiocese of New Orleans and hundreds of survivors of clergy sex abuse.

Archdiocese $230M settlement with abuse survivors approved by court

The settlement confirmation effectively concludes a case that began in May 2020, when the US’s second-oldest Catholic archdiocese filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Judge Grants Archdiocese $230M Chapter 11 Plan Approval After Fierce Objections

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans won court approval Monday for its sweeping Chapter 11 reorganization plan — a move that unlocks a $230 million settlement for hundreds of childhood sexual abuse survivors and ends one of the nation’s most closely watched church bankruptcies. A Landmark Settlement Amid Decades of Allegations U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith S. Grabill overruled the final objections lodged by one of the archdiocese’s ins…