Dioceses across state will ask judges to toss abuse lawsuits
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania --
Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania plan to ask judges to dismiss dozens of lawsuits filed by alleged victims of priest abuse years ago.
The move follows a ruling by a panel of Superior Court judges on Monday. The panel says the state's two-year time limit on personal injury lawsuits generally prohibits people from suing for events that are years or decades old.
The ruling directly applies only to 18 plaintiffs who sued the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, but church lawyers say they think the standard will apply to most of the pending clergy-abuse cases in the state.
Read the article at www.wnep.com dated March 20, 2005
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania plan to ask judges to dismiss dozens of lawsuits filed by alleged victims of priest abuse years ago.
The move follows a ruling by a panel of Superior Court judges on Monday. The panel says the state's two-year time limit on personal injury lawsuits generally prohibits people from suing for events that are years or decades old.
The ruling directly applies only to 18 plaintiffs who sued the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, but church lawyers say they think the standard will apply to most of the pending clergy-abuse cases in the state.
Read the article at www.wnep.com dated March 20, 2005
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