A Missouri appeals court has ordered that an alleged victim of decades-old clergy sexual abuse can sue the Archdiocese of St.

Because the cause of action accrued subsequent to the filing of bankruptcy, the cause of action is not the property of the ...

"Even under the 'narrowest' test for determining whether a claim is for a 'personal injury tort,' assault and battery clearly ...

A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected Johnson & Johnson’s latest attempt to settle lawsuits that allege its talc baby powder caused cancer. This is the third time J&J has attempted to resolve ...

A judge dismissed an attempt to use a bankruptcy court to resolve tens of thousands of claims that the company’s talcum power products caused cancer. By David Segal A federal bankruptcy judge in ...