BP Corp. North America Inc.’s effort to remove nearly 4,700 retirees from a class-action lawsuit challenging pension changes tied to a 1980s corporate acquisition failed on Friday after a Texas federal judge concluded that these retirees’ claims were not barred by an earlier lawsuit. BP argued that more than half of the 6,700 class … Read more
On January 19, 2023, James, Vernon & Weeks, P.A., together with our Denver co-counsel, Zaner Harden Law, filed a civil lawsuit in Denver District Court against the Denver Archdiocese on behalf of our client, Scott Verti, for the horrific sexual abuse he suffered while serving as an altar boy. Court papers say that Rev. … Read more
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 29, 2022) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $121.5 million reorganization plan, ending four years of court battles. The approved reorganization plan provides for monetary payments to nearly 400 claimants and establishes a public archive for documents showing how decades of abuse occurred in New Mexico. James, Vernon … Read more
The settlement still needs to be approved by the bankruptcy court and voted on by the approximately 475 survivors in the case. Hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by Rochester-area priests have agreed to a financial settlement with the Diocese of Rochester. The settlement will create a trust for the benefit … Read more
A group of BP retirees urged the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a lower court’s ruling barring intervention in a long-running Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against BP North America and its retirement plan, arguing a recently certified class with no opt-out rights couldn’t adequately represent their claims. The recently certified class … Read more
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is facing yet another scandal, but this time the lawsuit was filed by seven men who allegedly suffered sexual abuse during their time at St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe. The accused abusers—Brother Andrew Abdon, Brother Louis Brousseau, and Brother Tom McConnell—are members of the international Institute of … Read more
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