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Settlement |
Year |
Priests |
Settlement Amount (thousands) |
Number of Victims |
Estimated
Legal Fees |
Net Amount
Per Victim
(thousands) |
LA
CA (DiMaria) |
2001 |
1 (Harris), no conviction |
$5,200 |
1 |
40% |
$3,120 |
Oklahoma
City OK |
2002 |
1 (Rapp), 40 years in prison |
$5,000 |
1 |
40% |
$3,000 |
Dallas TX [a] |
1998 |
1 (Kos), life in jail |
$23,400 |
5 |
40% |
$2,808 |
Stockton
CA [b] |
1998 |
1 (O'Grady), 14 years in prison |
$7,650 |
2 |
40% |
$2,295 |
Los Gatos CA |
2002 |
4 Jesuits |
$7,500 |
2 |
40% |
$2,250 |
San
Bernardino CA |
2003 |
1 (Ball) |
$4,200 |
2 |
40% |
$1,260 |
LA CA |
2002 |
1 (Hagenbach) |
$1,500 |
1 |
40% |
$900 |
Tucson AZ |
2002 |
4 priests |
$14,000 |
11 |
40% |
$764 |
Orange
CA |
2004 |
31 priests, 10 lay personnel, 2 nuns and 1 religious
brother |
$100,000 |
91 |
40% |
$659 |
Boston
MA
(BC High) |
2003 |
2 (Talbot, McManus) |
$5,800 |
15 |
40% |
$232 |
Providence
RI [c] |
2002 |
10 priests, 1 nun |
$13,500 |
36 |
40% |
$225 |
Davenport
IA |
2004 |
5 priests |
$9,000 |
37 |
40% |
$146 |
Boston
MA - Lawyers' Top |
2003 |
140 priests, 2 others |
$120,000 |
542 |
40% |
$133 |
Boston
MA - Lawyers' Bottom |
2003 |
140 priests, 2 others |
$90,000 |
542 |
40% |
$100 |
Boston
MA - Final Offer |
2003 |
140 priests, 2 others |
$85,000 |
552 |
40% |
$92 |
Boston
MA - 2nd Offer |
2003 |
140 priests, 2 others |
$65,000 |
542 |
40% |
$72 |
Boston
MA |
2002 |
1 (Geoghan), 9-10 years in prison |
$10,000 |
86 |
40% |
$70 |
Louisville
KY [c] |
2003 |
34 priests and 5 workers |
$27,000 |
243 |
40% |
$67 |
Boston
MA - 1st Offer |
2003 |
140 priests, 2 others |
$55,000 |
542 |
40% |
$61 |
Manchester
NH [d] |
2003 |
28 priests, 3 others |
$15,500 |
176 |
40% |
$53 |
Fall
River MA [e] |
1992 |
1 (Porter), 18-20 years in prison |
$8,000 |
101 |
40% |
$48 |
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[a] original jury award on 7/23/97 was $119.6 million
[b] original jury award on 7/16/98 was $30 million
[c] 40% fees are actual
[d] priest count is for 11/26/02 settlement; amount and victim count are
5/22/03 aggregates
[e] original 12/3/92 settlement involved 68 victims, but others subsequently
joined
Source: Boston Globe, August 9, 2003; other news sources.
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