The agreement calls for the diocese and its parishes to jointly contribute $55 million to a fund to compensate survivors.
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Gannett is blocking ex-paperboys’ access to documents, attorney claims
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The media company is pursuing an aggressive strategy to parry litigation filed by former Democrat and Chronicle newspaper carriers who claimed they were molested decades ago by a D&C route supervisor.
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City agrees to $12 million settlement with Prude family
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Mayor Malik Evans said continuing to litigate the wrongful death claim “would have placed a painful toll on our community.”
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Gannett’s legal gambit
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In its court fight with former newspaper carriers who allege they were sexually abused by a D&C supervisor decades ago, the media company maintains the cases should be moved to workers’ comp—where the claims could be time-barred.
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Monroe County public defenders plan to unionize
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The union drive comes amid ongoing questions over who will lead the office. Some 60 frontline attorneys are seeking to form a Service Employees International Union-affiliated bargaining unit.
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Questions raised by an act of violence
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Some people used the death of RPD Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz as an opportunity to make him a martyr for white nationalism. What would he say if he were alive?
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Judge dismisses Van Bortel lawsuit against Ford
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A Ford official’s promise to give Kitty Van Bortel first crack at buying Henderson Ford did not amount to a contract of sale, the ruling says.
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Evans gives update on gun violence state of emergency
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At the core of the city’s anti-violence efforts are prevention, intervention and suppression.
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Gun violence has toll beyond the death count, studies find
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Victims of nonfatal shootings suffer economic, psychological impacts.
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Diocese files objections to nearly 100 sexual-abuse claims
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In a move that could shave tens of millions off a payout in its bankruptcy case, the diocese argues is not responsible for offenses committed by employees or officials of legally separate entities such as schools and Catholic teaching orders.
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Evans declares gun violence state of emergency
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With homicide rates increasing in Rochester, the mayor hopes expanded strategies will stop the violence.