Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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Defense counsel motions to withdraw representation in Catholic charities accident action
Attorneys argue communication with their clients has been "difficult." -
Former parochial school employee cites disability discrimination
A Conshohocken worker has sued a parochial school system and its overseers, alleging unlawful employment practices. -
Former housekeeper says employer interfered with FMLA rights
A former housekeeper at a senior care facility managed by the Catholic Health Care -
Former cook accuses alternative school of racial discrimination
A Montgomery County man says that his supervisors in the kitchen of an alternative -
Catholic charities, Philadelphia Archdiocese sue federal government over ACA
A group of faith-based organizations, led by Catholic Charities and the Archdiocese of -
Fired Catholic school janitor sues Archdiocese of Phila., others for wrongful termination
A man who worked as a janitor for a Philadelphia Catholic school claims in -
Mother of drug overdose victim sues Archdiocese of Phila., alleged pedophile priest over son's death
The family of a suburban Philadelphia man who died last month of an -
Broken arm and injured knee lead to slip-and-fall suit against Archdiocese of Phila. by Aramark employee
An employee of the food services company Aramark has filed a civil complaint against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over a broken arm and injured knee she allegedly sustained while working in the kitchen of an area Catholic school nearly two years ago. -
Former Bucks County priest, Archdiocese of Phila. face sexual assault suit
A Pennsylvania couple is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, a Bucks County parish -
Mother of teen assaulted at St. Gabriel's Hall sues facility and Philadelphia Archdiocese
The mother of a Philadelphia man who claims he was assaulted when he was still a minor residing at a church-run youth facility has filed an assault complaint against the school and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. -
Former priest in sex-abuse trial pleads guilty, receives up to 5 years in prison
One of three codefendants set to go on trial in a landmark case involving sex-abuse allegations against current and former members of the Catholic Church abruptly decided to plead guilty to charges he was facing in the case. -
Phila. judge in church sex-abuse case refuses to recuse herself
The Philadelphia trial judge presiding over a church sex-abuse case has refused to step aside and allow another jurist to handle the matter, ruling that her comments being used by defense attorneys in an attempt to get her to recuse herself from the case were taken out of context. -
Bevilacqua dies in sleep; Judge had ruled he could testify at upcoming priest sex abuse trial
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the retired head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and who was expected to testify in an upcoming priest sex abuse case, died in his sleep on Tuesday night, according to local news reports. -
Changes happen in archdiocese abuse cases
There have been two new developments in the ongoing litigation of the allegations of sexual abuse involving priests from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. -
Attorney: 'Sovereign Immunity' most likely won't shield Penn State from civil claims in child sex-abuse scandal
In the wake of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal, questions loom over whether or not the school, as a state-supported higher learning institution, can face civil litigation. -
Philadelphia Archdiocese faces yet another priest sex abuse lawsuit
A Philadelphia man has filed an assault and battery lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the city’s former archbishop for sexual abuse he allegedly sustained while a minor. -
Alleged sex abuse victim files lawsuit against Archdiocese
The father of a mentally disabled man filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia May 9 alleging his son suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a parish priest while working in the rectory of Resurrection of Our Lord parish in Philadelphia.