A CBS Minnesota report on U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel signing off, on 21 October 2019, on a 40 million dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth and 120 clergy sexual abuse claimants, ending the diocese's Chapter 11 case filed in December 2015.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a network affiliate newsroom's contemporaneous report on the same signed order, naming the judge and the settlement's 40 million dollar valuation for 120 claimants, corroborated by MPR News's statewide coverage of the same hearing. NotesTier 2: the source for the 40 million dollar figure, the 120 claimant count and the December 2015 filing date, cross checked against MPR News's independent reporting on the same hearing.
Citation
PublisherCBS Minnesota
Publication Year2019
URLhttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/judge-oks-40m-settlement-with-duluth-diocese
Source Typenews
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Duluth, Cities This source names Duluth directly: "between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth and 120 clergy sexual abuse claimants, ending the diocese's Chapter 11 case filed in December 2015."
Source Judge OKs 40 Million Dollar Settlement with Duluth Diocese
This source names Minnesota directly: "A CBS Minnesota report on U.S."
Source Judge OKs 40 Million Dollar Settlement with Duluth Diocese
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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8Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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