MONTANA
Beartooth NBC
By Kristin Price
18 plaintiffs were added today, to a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Helena and the Ursuline Sisters of the Western Province, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 78.
In March, lawyers representing both sides in the case agreed to hold mediation to resolve the lawsuit. The plaintiffs’ attorney who filed the amendment today says mediation required some changes be made to the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs’ attorney, Vito de la Cruz, says, “There’s an agreement with the diocese and us to file the second amended complaint to remove some of their claims that we had raised initially and also to add additional plaintiffs.”
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