LA Archdiocese Poised To Pay $650 To 500 Victims Of Sexual Abusea
'Los Angeles -- Lawyers for more than 500 victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy members say they are on the verge of settling their lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for as much as $650 million. If completed, it would be the largest payout made by any single diocese since the clergy sexual abuse scandals first became public in Boston in 2002. It would dwarf the $85 million paid for 552 claims by the Archdiocese of Boston.
"The lawyers in the Los Angeles cases said the settlement could be announced tomorrow , when jury selection is set to begin in the first of the cases. But they said many details remained to be settled and cautioned that the deal could still fall apart because there were so many parties involved. Also, any agreement would require a judge's approval.
"Tod M. Tamberg, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, said the only comment he could make was, 'The Archdiocese will be in court Monday at 9:30 a.m.' A lawyer for the archdiocese did not return calls for comment."
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