RECORD BREAKING $395 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO BANKRUPTCY -- PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP

The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials

RECORD BREAKING $395 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO BANKRUPTCY -- PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP

The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials, plaintiffs’ attorneys said…

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has reached a $395 million settlement with hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse, lawyers announced Monday.

Under the terms of the settlement, the San Francisco Archbishop will write an apology letter to each survivor

“We stand proudly with over 200 of those brave souls who have persisted collectively, requiring a real reckoning,” said Attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents clergy abuse…

The proposed settlement would also release survivors from NDAs and prohibit private digital communications between adults and children...