KANSAS CITY (MO)
KTTS
By Mike Morgan
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is seeking to avoid paying for priest sexual abuse settlements.
The Kansas City Business Journal reported Friday the Chicago Insurance Co. is claiming in a federal court filing that it has no obligation to cover a $2.25 million settlement the diocese reached with the parents of Brian Teeman. The parents contended their 14-year-old son committed suicide because of repeated sexual abuse by a priest The insurer also is seeking to deny coverage for six claims from a 2008 settlement.
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