May 10, 2008
Judge: Church May Face Costly Damages in Sex Abuse Trial
A judge has ruled that a jury can consider punitive as well as compensatory damages against Vermont’s Catholic Church in a priest misconduct trial under way in Chittenden Superior Court. "Ordinarily, negligence does not suffice to justify an award of punitive damages," Judge Matthew Katz wrote in a decision released Friday. "Yet high courts in other states have approved punitive damage awards against dioceses, in cases involving negligent supervision of priests known to be molesters."Click Here For The Full Story......
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