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In the wake of Maryland’s Child Victim’s Act which is set to take effect October 1, 2023, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced that it is considering filing for federal bankruptcy protection. If the Archdiocese does file for bankruptcy it would be the latest in a…
The Wall St. Journal, in conjunction with researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have discovered that Instagram’s algorithms have aided pedophiles to connect with pedophile content and their networks. Meta Platforms which owns Instagram has acknowledged the p
Deacon Carlos Humberto Ramirez, 51, was arrested Wednesday on two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child, an arrest report said. Ramirez, of Miami Gardens, had worked as a teacher and deacon at Holy Family Catholic School on Northeast 12th Avenue in North…
HCA Healthcare Inc., the largest hospital corporation in the US has been accused of risking patient safety by deliberately understaffing its hospitals so it can pay billions in dividends to shareholders. While many HCA workers are paid less than $15 an hour – in 2021 HCA…
Health Corporation of America (HCA), the largest hospital corporation in the United States, faces staff shortages that put patients at risk, according to Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the union representing the hospital workers. The shortages are not due to financial issues, accordin
As the deadline for filing a sexual abuse lawsuit in California nears its expiration on December 31, 2022, names of new priest not previously named as sexual abusers is emerging. Recently, 10 names of priests serving primarily in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Oakland…
Of the five Catholic cardinals personally implicated in the sexual abuse of a minor, former Cardinal McCarrick garnered the most media attention. There are several reasons for this. He is an American, powerful in the US but also very influential in the Vatican. News of…
In August Congress enacted the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA), which revives barred lawsuits. The CLJA creates a broad federal right to sue for anyone allegedly harmed by exposure to contaminated water at the base between 1953 and 1987, so long as they were there…
On October 27, 2022, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the release of a 154-page report detailing allegations of abuse at Michigan’s seven dioceses, including the Diocese of Marquette. In Oct. 2018, Michigan law enforcement authorities executed search warrants at Michgian’s seven dioce
La Ley protectora de Víctimas Infantiles de California expira el 31 de Diciembre de 2022. Si usted fué abusado sexualmente por un sacerdote católico, independientemente de cuándo sucedió, debe presentar una demanda antes de la fecha límite en Diciembre. Hemos estado representando y defendiendo a
After certain modifications were made a federal judge has approved the Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan which received approximately 86% of approval from the survivors of sexual abuse, who, in bankruptcy court, were the Boy Scouts’ main creditors. The Boy Scouts of America secured approval of…
Archbishop Paul Russell, a Detroit auxiliary bishop, is the subject of a sexual abuse lawsuit filed in Massachusetts. The lawsuit stems from sexual abuse that occurred when the survivors was a 12-year-old parishioner at Saint Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish in Lynn in 1989…
