"The Archdiocese of New York will use money from real estate sales, staff layoffs and budget reductions to set up a $300 million fund to pay for a settlement with 1,300 people who accused its priests and staff of sexual assault as it enters a 60-day mediation process with victim attorneys, the country's second-largest archdiocese announced Monday. In a public statement, Cardinal Timothy Dolon said its his hope and prayer, the archdiocese can provide victim-survivors with the most financial compensation possible to help heal [their] wounds."
"Dolon said the archdiocese and victim attorneys agreed to engage retired Judge Daniel J. Buckley as a mediator to work towards a global settlement for all 1,300 victims collectively. Buckley played a similar role in last year's $880 million settlement between the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and over 1,000 victims."
"Unfortunately, the archdiocese's statement appears intentionally misleading [and] as an attempt to sway public opinion in their favor, said Mallory Allen, a partner at Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, which represents 75 of the 1,300 accusers. It ignores really horrible conduct in litigation over the past six years."
The Archdiocese of New York will use real estate sales, staff layoffs, and budget reductions to create a $300 million fund intended to settle claims by 1,300 people alleging sexual assault by priests and staff during a 60-day mediation process. Retired Judge Daniel J. Buckley will serve as mediator to pursue a global settlement for all claimants; Buckley previously helped negotiate an $880 million agreement in Los Angeles. Victim attorneys criticized the $300 million figure as premature or insultingly low and accused the archdiocese of employing litigation tactics that obstructed victims' access to court. Some representatives of accusers state that no formal $300 million offer was conveyed to them.
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