Bloomberg Law reports:
More than 100 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy of the Catholic Church asked a Connecticut federal judge for final approval of their $6.5 million settlement with a bankruptcy services firm that mistakenly revealed their identities online.
Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC would pay at least 128 individuals cash payments of $50,000 under the agreement, settling allegations that the firm acted negligently and invaded their privacy when it accidentally published survivors’ names and addresses in a publicly-available bankruptcy court filing.
Read more at Bloomberg Law (subscription). The case is Doe et al. vs. Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC, Case 3:23-cv-00154-WIG in the District of Connecticut.
