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99 Problems, Putting in Work, Sacramento Bee, Same Sad Story, and Unappealing Prospects

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Retailer 99 Cents Only Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Shut Down | Reuters - Budget retailer 99 Cents Only filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Wilmington, Delaware, and stated that it plans to shut down all of its...more

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Institutional Abuse Claims in Victoria—Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2018 Applies to Secondary...

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On 8 February 2024, the High Court of Australia refused to grant the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne (Archdiocese) special leave to appeal from the Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision in The Catholic Archdiocese of...more

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Excessive Debt Killed the Radio Star, More Mass Torts, Immune System, and Mojo Rising

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WSJ Report: Audacy Close to Filing for Bankruptcy| RadioWorld - After struggling to pay back some of its $2 billion in debt, radio broadcaster Audacy is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection according to a report in...more

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Customer is Always Right, Setting the Bar, and Flipping Bird

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FTX Files Reorganization Plan to End Bankruptcy, Repay Creditors| CoinDesk - On Saturday, the collapsed crypto exchange FTX submitted a reorganization plan which included plans to repay up to 90 percent of creditors’...more

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California Schemin’, Working Draft, Catch 22, and Coffee Talk

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Bishop: Diocese of Sacramento to seek bankruptcy protection after over 250 lawsuits claim sexual abuse| CBS News Sacramento - After receiving more than 250 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy and other staff, the...more

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Taxing Solution, Settlement Smack Down, Involuntary Reaction, and Regulatory Risk

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Endo creditors seek to resolve U.S. government claims for $465 mln| Reuters - According to court documents filed last week, Endo and a group of the company’s lenders are offering up to $465 million to settle U.S. government...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Says Religious School Can Fire Teacher for Having Premarital Sex

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On August 14, 2023, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an opinion in Crisitello v. St. Theresa School finding in favor of a catholic school that was sued for pregnancy and marital-status discrimination by a former teacher...more

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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Can Employers Deny Religious Exemptions Because Employees’ Religious Leaders Support Vaccination?

In the days since Pope Francis issued a statement urging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as “an act of love,” numerous Catholic dioceses in the United States have announced they won’t issue letters supporting...more

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Insurers Misuse Proof Of Claim Forms In Mass Tort Bankruptcy Cases

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In recent years, a growing number of entities, such as the Boy Scouts of America and Catholic dioceses, have sought bankruptcy protection to address liabilities arising from mass torts, the most egregious of which relate to...more

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West Virginia’s Attorney General Sues the Catholic Church Alleging Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse Placed in Positions to Work...

Last week, West Virginia’s attorney general filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and the former bishop of that Diocese. The attorney general’s claims are based on the West Virginia...more

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HHS Brings Landmark HIPAA Enforcement Action Against a Business Associate for Alleged Data Security Failures

On June 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Resolution Agreement with Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS), settling charges that CHCS failed to...more

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Court Limits Advance Payments That Toll Statute of Limitations Under Insurance Code Section 11583

In Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop etc. (No. B264947, filed 5/26/16), a California appeals court held that gifts lavished on victims by a molesting priest did not constitute advance or partial payment of damages sufficient...more

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RLUIPA Round-Up

Below are news items from the past week involving local government, religion, and land use that have caught our attention. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has issued a Memorandum and...more

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Religious Institutions: June 2015

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Religious institutions commonly make payments to or receive payments directly or indirectly from governmental agencies for services rendered; e.g., day cares that benefit from public scholarships, hospitals that participate...more

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Jury Verdict Unhinged By Holding That Incardination Isn’t Necessarily Employment

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The ecclesiastical doctrine of incardination defines the relationship between clerics and the church. According to the United States Conference of Bishops (no relation), “incardination is traditionally used to refer to the...more

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Religious Institutions: October 2012 Update

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Most secular and religious corporations have adopted electronic communication policies which state that employees have no privacy interest in their emails and Internet usage. Typically, the policies indicate that the...more

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