ADR News: Hon. Stuart A. Nudelman (Ret.) mediates case involving the Archdiocese of Milwaukee

From the October 12, 2010 article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee will enter into mediation in an attempt to settle a dozen fraud lawsuits now pending in Milwaukee County Circuit Court over its handling of clergy sex abuse cases dating back decades, Archbishop Jerome Listecki said Tuesday.

The mediation, with retired Cook County, Ill., Judge Stuart Nudelman, is scheduled to begin Monday [October 18, 2010] in Chicago [at the ADR Systems Commercial Services Division].

A settlement would offer a degree of closure for victims who long have sought to hold the church accountable for their abuse; and protect the archdiocese from a devastating financial judgment that could push it into bankruptcy.

“We’re trying to be responsive to the victims,” said Listecki …

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