Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neil is the Director of the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies and Professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. A cultural anthropologist, his work focuses on the moral dimensions of contemporary political practice in…
The Diocese of Camden and a bankruptcy creditors committee has come to an agreement to settle pending sexual abuse cases in bankruptcy court for $187.5 million. The approximately 320 abuse survivors were forced into federal bankruptcy court after the Diocese of Camden declared bankruptcy in…
The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed the trial court and appellate court’s ruling that decided a priest abuse survivors claims of sexual abuse were barred by the Georgia statute of limitations. However, the Supreme Court has reversed that ruling allowing the courageous survivor to move…
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, Pope Francis released his new Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium (To Preach the Gospel) which replaces the founding constitution “Pastor Bonus” that was penned by Pope John Paul II in 1988. As in all documents from the Vatican, it is important…
Under new laws that opened Louisiana’s window for victims of child sexual abuse to pursue civil claims, a lawsuit has been filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge. The suit has been filed by a man claiming former Baton Rouge and New Orleans…
As awareness of the traumatic depth of childhood sexual abuse, many states have adopted or are actively considering reform of restrictive statutes of limitations so that adults who were sexually victimized as children are able to seek justice in the courts. As of February 1,…
When former Bishop Howard Hubbard penned an Op-ed in the Times Union just as the Child Victims’ Act was about to expire, his former diocese was facing more than 300 lawsuits from survivors of childhood sexual abuse. His words offered regret for mistakes made in…
A New Jersey mom recently filed a new Similac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She claims that her premature child consumed the formula shortly after birth and that it caused him serious injuries. Doctors Fed Premature Baby Infant…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Medtronic is recalling about 665 Harmony Delivery Catheters, which are part of the Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) system. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. The…
A Florida man recently filed a new Bene Casa pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He claims that while using the cooker, he was seriously injured. Plaintiff Claims Bena Casa Pressure Cooker Exploded Bena Casa is a…
