Category: Churches and Religious Organizations

From Sacred to Surreal: The Shocking Claim Made by...

In our time at Horowitz Law, we’ve become quite adept at navigating the complex terrain of abuse lawsuits. We’ve encountered just about every form of...

Bishops ‘Treating Sexual Abuse Survivors Fairly’ – Just a...

Riding on the wave of public outrage, the phrase ‘treating all survivors fairly’ has quickly become the go-to tagline in the US Catholic Church’s PR...

Troubling Trends Continue in Louisiana

Last month, we delved into the unsettling pattern of predator priests being transferred in and out of rural Louisiana, primarily focusing on the Lafayette Diocese. Since then,...

Br. Frank Ivey – Archdiocese of San Francisco

Br. Frank Ivey Archdiocese of San Francisco (Franciscan) Ordained: 1976 Left Order: 2016 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Brother Frank Ivey: Brother Frank Ivey was...

An Especially Sad Catholic Bankruptcy

Amidst dozens of lawsuits regarding clergy sex abuse and cover-up, the Franciscan Friars Province of Santa Barbara has filed for Chapter 11 protection in federal court. This...

Abuse of the Bankruptcy System: How Church Officials Side...

Last week, two behemoths in the form of the Catholic Church and the Sackler family managed to stir the news. Both entities have been exposed as agents...

How a home for boys became a source of...

The world isn’t always fair to those who are vulnerable. Children and those with disabilities often struggle to survive when they don’t have capable adults...

Church Honors a Problematic Abuse Story: The Maria Goretti...

In an uncanny turn of events, Catholic officials throughout the United States appear embroiled in redefining norms surrounding the grisly subject of abuse – intentionally...

The Unfair Words of “Treating Survivors Fairly”

‘Treating survivors fairly’ – is it just a PR slogan in a game of chess? A phrase that’s been making rounds in the PR playbook...