Civil Litigation
Apr. 19, 2024
Trial dates set in clergy abuse cases
The proceedings cover lawsuits filed against the Catholic Church in California since the 2019 approval of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims.
Trial dates have been set for five bellwether cases in coordinated proceedings of childhood sexual assault cases against Southern California clergy members.
The trials are set to be held August through November, with the court asking counsel to select additional cases to serve as a second round of bellwether trials.
Bellwether cases for phase two of the proceedings will be drawn from a pool of 30 initial cases, the court ruled - up from an initial pool of 12 cases in pha...