Official Lawsuit Thread for Acts 25 years Ago or More

[JoltinJoe]

We all know that institutions are routinely subjected to civil lawsuits for actions which occurred 25 years ago or more, and routinely pay awards for such remote events.

So this is the official thread to discuss which institutions are being sued for such long ago acts and why.

One caveat: Since D1B points out all the lawsuits against the Catholic Church, no discussion about the lawsuits about the Catholic Church should be discussed in this thread. For any lawsuit against the Catholic Church, find the appropriate thread started by D1B among the thousands he has already started.

This thread is only for lawsuits for remote events involving a defendant other than the Catholic Church.

[grizzaholic]

No such thing.

[D1B]

They're closing 3 parishes in PA. Everyone is at Joltin Joe's church.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/loca ... h-merger-/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In a statement released by the Archdiocese, the mergers were based on numerous indices, which include demographic shifts in Catholic populations, geographical parish density, declining Mass attendance and sacramental activity. Also weighed were increasing economic challenges and a decrease in available clergy.

[JoltinJoe]

They're closing 3 parishes in PA. Everyone is at Joltin Joe's church.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/loca ... h-merger-/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In a statement released by the Archdiocese, the mergers were based on numerous indices, which include demographic shifts in Catholic populations, geographical parish density, declining Mass attendance and sacramental activity. Also weighed were increasing economic challenges and a decrease in available clergy.

Please stay on topic. Besides, don't you have to respond to yourself in one of your threads? I mean, you've only responded to yourself four times in the Milwaukee thread consisting of five total responses.

[D1B]

They're closing 3 parishes in PA. Everyone is at Joltin Joe's church.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/loca ... h-merger-/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Please stay on topic. Besides, don't you have to respond to yourself in one of your threads? I mean, you've only responded to yourself four times in the Milwaukee thread consisting of five total responses.

That's fine Joe. Your smokescreen will do nothing to hide the horrifying past actions and present evil behavior of your church.

The catholic church is perpetrator not a victim.

[JoltinJoe]

No such thing.

You're right.

/thread

[D1B]

No such thing.

You're right.

/thread

You wish.

[grizzaholic]

No such thing.

You're right.

/thread

Once again, you missed the jest of the post.

[JoltinJoe]

You're right.

/thread

Once again, you missed the jest of the post.

Once again, you missed that there was no jest in your post.

[grizzaholic]

If you are getting sued by OPIE, I bet a donation pool could be initiated to pay for the legal fees. Just sayin'.

[D1B]

Court OKs sex abuse lawsuit against Methodist church in Missouri
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT
BY Courtney Shove

COLUMBIA — After a recent sex abuse settlement involving a Boonville Catholic church, a separate lawsuit has been filed against a United Methodist Church in St. Joseph and its overseeing bodies, including one located in Columbia.

On Sept. 1, 5th Judicial Circuit Court judge Randall R. Jackson overruled a motion to dismiss a civil sex abuse lawsuit against Huffman Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Joseph. It is also against the Pony Express District of the United Methodist Church in St. Joseph and the Columbia's Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, both of which are overseeing Methodist bodies.

"This ruling is significant because it is the first time a Missouri court has held that a negligence case could be pursued against a church for sexual abuse," said Ken Chackes, the plaintiff's attorney, who has handled about 100 cases involving alleged sexual abuse involving the clergy. In earlier lawsuits, victims had to prove that the church knew the abuser was going to harm children and failed to take actions to prevent it.

The legal petition states that former Huffman lay pastor Jim Bourne "engaged in unpermitted, harmful and offensive sexual conduct and contact upon the person of the plaintiff, who was a minor at the time of the contact."

According to the petition, the plaintiff is an adult male who no longer lives in Missouri and was a minor at the time of the alleged sexual abuse in the early 1970s.

"There are no other victims as of yet," said David Clohessy, director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, when asked if others have brought forth allegations against Bourne.

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stori ... st-church/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Too bad the Methodist church can't hide behind bullshit sovereignty laws like the catholic church does. Too bad they can't afford the catholic dream legal team.

The treaty the catholics negotiated with Mussolini is really paying off.