KENTUCKY
The Republic
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: January 24, 2012
COVINGTON, Ky. — A northern Kentucky 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.
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