Archdiocese Of Hartford Sues Insurer Over Payments In Sex-Abuse Cases [The Hartford Courant]
By Dave Altimari, The Hartford Courant | |
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In a federal lawsuit, the archdiocese is claiming that over the past two years
Two of the lawsuits involved abuse allegations against
The diocese is owed more than
Stewart emphasized that the diocese made the initial settlement payments and that the lawsuit is an attempt to reclaim some of that money.
The diocese is self-insured, but has insurance policies that kick in if settlements exceed
Stewart said the company paid claims submitted by the archdiocese up until two years ago. The lawsuit claims that other archdioceses in
The lawsuit accuses the company of either ignoring or delaying responses to reimbursement claims, improperly seeking additional documentation such as transcripts of every deposition from a case and asking for personnel files of the priest.
Interstate does not have a local attorney to handle the claim. The company has until
Ferguson was accused of molesting at least four boys in the late 1970s and 1980s. Several lawsuits against the archdiocese alleged that church officials moved him to other churches when allegations surfaced. Ferguson taught at Catholic schools in
The archdiocese settled most of the claims against Ferguson except for one that went to trial in
Ferguson and Crowley were among the priests involved in a
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