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Largest Per-Survivor Awards
| Settlement | Date/Year | Priests | Amount ($000s) |
Victims | Fees |
Amount per Victim ($000s) |
Comments |
| Rockville Centre NY | 2007-05-18 | 1 lay music minister (Maiello) | 11,450 | 2 | 40% | 3,435 | Verdict in a civil trial. |
| LA CA (DiMaria) | 2001-08-20 | 1 priest (Harris) | 5,200 | 1 | 40% | 3,120 | Included nonmonetary provisions. |
| Oklahoma City OK | 2001-12 | 1 priest (Rapp) | 5,000 | 1 | 40% | 3,000 | |
| Belleville IL | 2008-08-27 | 1 priest (Kownacki) | 5,000 | 1 | 40% | 3,000 | Jury verdict in civil trial: $2.4M in compensatory damages and $2.6M in punitive damages. Verdict upheld 10/31/08. Diocese filed notice of appeal on 11/26/08. |
| Savannah GA | 2009-10-28 | 1 priest (Rev. Wayland Y. Brown) | 4,240 | 1 | 40% | 2,544 | In addition to the $4.24M settlement, the survivor had previously received $200K for therapy, which is not included in this table. |
| Stockton CA | 1998-07-16 | 1 priest (O'Grady) | 7,650 | 2 | 40% | 2,295 | Original jury award on 7/16/98 was $30 million. |
| Los Gatos CA - Jesuits | 2002-09-04 | 3 named Jesuit defendants, 1 priest (Burke) and 2 brothers (Connor and Ellis) | 7,500 | 2 | 40% | 2,250 | See also this backgroundarticle. |
| Santa Rosa CA | 2005-04-22 | 1 priest (Donald Kimball) | 3,300 | 1 | 40% | 1,980 | |
| Oakland CA | 2004-01-23 | 1 priest (Francis) | 3,050 | 1 | 40% | 1,830 | |
| Stockton CA | 2005-05-19 | 1 priest (Oliver O'Grady) | 3,000 | 1 | 40% | 1,800 | |
| Dallas TX | 1998-07-10 | 1 priest (Kos) | 23,400 | 8 | 40% | 1,755 | The 8 survivors represented by Turley settled for $23.4M. They and the other 3 survivors (see above) were originally awarded $119.6M by a jury on 7/24/97. |
| Fort Worth TX | 2005-04-09 | 1 priest (Teczar) | 2,750 | 1 | 40% | 1,650 | |
| Altoona-Johnstown PA | 1994-04-21 | 1 priest (Luddy) | 2,569 | 1 | 40% | 1,541 | Jury found for plaintiff on 4/21/94; ultimate award of $2.569M in this complex case was $869K in compensatory damages, delay damages, and punitive damages to be paid by Luddy, plus $1.7M in restored punitive damages to be paid by diocese. |
| Dallas TX | 1998-03-04 | 1 priest (Kos) | 7,500 | 3 | 40% | 1,500 | The 3 survivors represented by Demarest settled for $7.5M. They and the other 8 survivors (see below) were originally awarded $119.6M by a jury on 7/24/97. |
| Chicago IL | 2008-09-11 | 2,500 | 1 | 40% | 1,500 | ||
| Oakland CA | 2004-12-23 | 3 brothers | 6,300 | 3 | 40% | 1,260 | |
| San Bernardino CA | 2003-06-30 | 1 priest (Ball) | 4,200 | 2 | 40% | 1,260 | On 10/15/03, a judgeordered Ball to pay the plaintiffs $26M; it appears unlikely that he will be able to do so. |
| Memphis TN | 2009-02-28 | 2,000 | 1 | 40% | 1,200 | ||
| Chicago IL | 2003-07-01 | 1 priest (McCaffrey) | 1,900 | 1 | 40% | 1,140 | |
| Davenport IA | 2005-05-09 | 1 priest (Janssen) | 1,892 | 1 | 40% | 1,135 | Jury ordered Janssen to pay $632K in punitive damages and $1.26M in other damages. |
| Lafayette LA | 1987-12-11 | 1 (Gauthe) | 1,800 | 1 | 40% | 1,080 | Award in jury trial; $1.55M for the victim and $250K for his parents. |
| St. Louis MO | 2004-04-21 | 1 priest (Wolken) | 1,675 | 1 | 40% | 1,005 | |
| Milwaukee WI | 2006-09-01 | 2 priests (Becker and Widera) | 16,650 | 10 | 40% | 999 |