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Largest Settlements by Total Dollar Amount
| Settlement | Date/Year | Priests | Amount ($000s) |
Victims | Fees |
Amount per Victim ($000s) |
Comments |
| Los Angeles CA | 2007-07-14 | 221 priests, brothers, lay teachers and other church employees | 660,000 | 508 | 40% | 780 | The archdiocese committed to release documents as part of the settlement but as yet has not. |
| San Diego CA | 2007-09-07 | 198,100 | 144 | 40% | 825 | Settlement in bankruptcy. | |
| Oregon Province of the Jesuits | 2011-03-25 | Names of priests not announced. | 166,100 | 500 | 40% | 199 | Settlement in bankruptcy. The province will pay $48.1 million and Safeco, their insurer, will pay $118 million. About $6 million from the settlement will go into a pool for future claims. |
| Orange CA | 2004-12-02 | 31 priests, 10 lay personnel, 2 nuns, and 1 brother | 100,000 | 91 | 40% | 659 | Diocesan files were released as part of the settlement. |
| Boston MA | 2003-09-09 | 140 priests, 2 others | 84,250 | 552 | 40% | 92 | |
| Covington KY | 2006-01-09 | 35 priests (as of 6/4/05) | 79,082 | 243 | 22% | 254 | Class action settlement. Original 6/3/05 agreement of $120M reduced when fewer survivors came forward than expected. The diocese settled with its self-insurers Catholic Mutual ($40M) and Fireman's Fund ($5M). Awards were to range from $5K to $450K. For extensive information on the class action settlement, see our cached copy of theclass action website, with links to documents and articles. |
| Wilmington DE | 2011-02-02 | Names of priests not announced. | 77,425 | 150 | 40% | 310 | Pending approval of judge, with contribution of religious orders yet to be determined |
| Portland OR | 2007-04-17 | It is difficult to establish what clerics and others were included. But seeClaims in Court Far Outnumber Church Listing, by Ashbel S. Green and Steve Woodward, The Oregonian (11/12/06). | 71,450 | 169 | 19% | 342 | Of the $71.45M, $40.7 was to go to 146 claimants, with the remaining $13.75M allocated to 26 unsettled claims and $17M to attorneys. Up to $20M would be made available for future claims. Insurance would pay $51.75M, with the archdiocese paying the rest, up to a maximum of $39.7M. Unsettled claims and document release were agreed 4/17/07. Document release on 6/6/07 was meager. The State of Oregon settled separately for $1.05M with 14 alleged Sprauer victims who were also included in the settlement with the archdiocese. |
| Los Angeles CA | 2006-12-01 | 7 priests active during Mahony's time in LA (Baker, Henry, Rodriguez, Wempe; and Dober, Martini, and Orellana, whom the archdiocese previously cleared) | 60,000 | 45 | 40% | 800 | |
| Oakland CA | 2005-08-05 | Reports do not provide the number or all names of priests in the settlement, but included were 2 claims of abuse by Ponciroli and 4 claims of abuse by Kiesle. | 56,000 | 56 | 40% | 600 | See also other articles on the settlement and thefunding of this settlement. |
| Fairbanks AK - Jesuits | 2007-11-16 | 12 Jesuit priests and three volunteers | 50,000 | 110 | 40% | 273 | |
| Spokane WA | 2007-01-05 | The names of the priests included in this settlement are not known. See Deal Allows Secrets to Remain, by John Stucke, Spokesman Review (5/4/07) | 48,000 | 150 | 40% | 192 | Part of bankruptcy reorganization. $20M from 6 insurers; $18M from sale of chancery and other assets and from contributions; $1M from the 82 parishes. Payments $15K to $1.5 M. Some nonmonetary commitments, including a document release that has been criticized as selective. |
| Davenport IA | 2007-12-04 | 37,000 | 162 | 40% | 137 | Settlement in bankruptcy case. See also this article. Included nonmonetary provisions. | |
| Sacramento CA | 2005-06-29 | 10 (Lynch, Boyle, Moreno, Garcia, Urbina, Brady, Henson, Mennis, Blanco, and one unnamed) | 35,000 | 33 | 40% | 636 | Settled one day before civil trial of Blanco was set to begin. Insurers covered <50%. Minimum pre-fee payout was $400K; maximum was $4.25M. |
| Boston MA | 2005-06-30 and before | The archdiocesan report from which the information about these settlements is derived does not name the priests involved. | 33,150 | 257 | 40% | 77 | This is an aggregate figure for Boston settlements before 6/30/05, not including the $10M settlement with Geoghan survivors on 9/18/02 and the $84.25M settlement on 9/9/03. We calculated the aggregate number by subtracting the amounts of those two settlements from the pre-6/30/05 totals of $127.4M and 895 survivors, as provided by the archdiocese in its 4/19/06 report. |
| Los Angeles CA - Franciscans | 2006-03-13 | 10 priests and brothers (including Cimmarusti, Van Handel, Krumm, and Cabot) | 28,000 | 25 | 40% | 672 | |
| Louisville KY | 2003-06-10 | 34 priests and 5 workers (including Miller, Wood, and Clark) | 25,700 | 243 | 40% | 63 |