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Litigation

Feb. 19, 2003

Priest's Jilted Lover Finds Little Consolation in 1st DCA

SAN FRANCISCO - A pastor thinking about sexually seducing an adult parishioner might want to consult a lawyer first. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled, for the first time in California, that clergy can be held liable if their conduct amounts to a breach of fiduciary duty that isn't religious in nature.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A pastor thinking about sexually seducing an adult parishioner might want to consult a lawyer first.
        A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled, for the first time in California, that clergy can be held liable if ...

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