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| Judge Rules in Chesley's Favor in Lawsuits Stemming from Diocese Abuse Settlement
The Republic
January 24, 2012
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ce4346a4fb4b4f4a84d9c1950994fbfb/KY--Attorney-Lawsuits/
COVINGTON, Ky. — A northern judge has dismissed two lawsuits that accused a Cincinnati lawyer of defrauding clients in a sexual-abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Covington.
Kenton County Circuit Judge Gregory M. Bartlett filed orders Friday dismissing the lawsuits against Stan Chesley, his law firm and colleague Robert Steinberg, The Courier-Journal reported (http://cjky.it/zY28CQ ).
The plaintiffs were among 252 people who shared in an $84 million settlement with the Roman Catholic diocese. One of the lawsuits was filed by three clients represented by Louisville attorney Thomas Clay, and the other by another victim who represented herself. Clay said he planned to appeal.
Clay said he planned to appeal.
Chesley's law firm said the ruling upholds earlier ones declaring the diocese settlement fair.
The Kentucky Supreme Court is considering a Kentucky Bar Association recommendation that Chesley be disbarred for taking excessive fees and covering up colleagues' misconduct in the $200 million settlement involving the diet drug fen-phen.
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