In The News
The media is particularly crucial to the empowerment of our clients. Through press conferences, media statements, and television interviews, we can shine a light on injustices and improve public awareness. Members of the media often contact our attorneys to offer comments on various issues surrounding the topics on which they practice.
- 1.25.23
- Law360, Mealey's, Top Class Actions
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
- 1.19.23
- Associated Press, The Coloradoan, Washington Post, Yahoo!
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.
- 1.3.23
- JVW Law
(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
- 1.25.23
- Law360, Mealey's, Top Class Actions
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
- 1.19.23
- Associated Press, The Coloradoan, Washington Post, Yahoo!
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.
- 1.3.23
- JVW Law
(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
- 11.4.22
- Local Today - New York News
After three agonizing years in bankruptcy court and many months of talks, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester and more than 400 sex abuse survivors with claims in the diocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case have agreed to terms. The settlement agreement is an important step, but it is far
- 11.4.22
- Democrat & Chronicle
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
- 11.3.22
- ABC 13 WHAM
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
