Civil lawsuit Alleges Chaplain Raped Client, Kept His Suicide Note, Subjected Him to Hypnosis JVW lawyers have a passion for advocating for their clients. We’ve represented hundreds of abuse survivors nationwide and along the way we’ve become one of the most authoritative, knowledgeable firms in the country for this
- 11.3.22
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Rochester, N.Y. — The Official Creditors Committee in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester bankruptcy case has reached a settlement with the diocese after more than three years of litigation. The settlement is a first of its kind in a New York Catholic bankruptcy case. Three other diocesan bankruptcies are
- 5.23.22
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There’s been a major decision in favor of sex abuse survivors in the Catholic Diocese of Rochester. They can now sue individual parishes, the diocese, and other Catholic organizations for damages. A bankruptcy court judge made that decision Monday, denying an injunction filed by the diocese to prevent individual
- 4.19.21
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Rochester, N.Y. – Forty years after she says she was sexually abused by a high school teacher, a woman told her story on camera for the first time. The woman, whose name and face we are shielding, was the first victim to accuse former East High music teacher Edwin Fleming of
