Camden Diocese Seeks to Mediate Abuse Settlement Plan Disputes

The Diocese of Camden, N.J., asked a court to compel insurers and clergy abuse survivors to mediate lingering disputes that have prevented the Catholic jurisdiction from commencing an $87.5 million settlement and exiting bankruptcy.

More than a year after winning court approval to reorganize in bankruptcy and resolve hundreds of child abuse lawsuits, legal fees continue to mount and not a penny has been distributed to abuse victims, the diocese told the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in a filing Tuesday.

“The Diocese believes that the only way to accomplish its main goal in this Chapter ...