The Chapter Eleven filing that toppled Portland's trials and sank dioceses
A Chapter Eleven filing in Portland stopped two abuse trials-what did it mean for survivors’ paths to justice?
The Chapter Eleven filing that toppled Portland's trials and sank dioceses
In this episode, we walk through how one bankruptcy filing on July 6, 2004 stopped two civil trials in Portland and triggered a sixteen-year wave of diocesan Chapter Eleven cases across the United States. What did that legal choice do to survivors, diocesan finances, and the communities that relied on the Church?
Person: Donald Cozzens
Date: July 6, 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Event: Archdiocese of…
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