Quebec Archdiocese Will Pay Out More Than $30 Million in Major Abuse Settlement

Quebec Archdiocese Will Pay Out More Than $30 Million in Major Abuse Settlement

The class action suit was brought against the Canadian archdiocese in 2020.

Quebec Archdiocese will pay out more than $30 million in abuse settlement

The Archdiocese of Quebec in Canada will pay out an eight-figure sum as part of a major class action lawsuit that has played out there over the last several years.The archdiocese said in a press release that the agreement was ratified on Aug. 12 by Quebec Superior Court Judge Danye Daigle. The law firm Dufresne Wee, which had originally brought the lawsuit in 2020, also confirmed the settlement on its own website. An Aug. 12 filing in the superi…