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Litigation

Sep. 16, 2008

Court Battle Looms Over Priests' Files

Nearly a year after it appeared the nation's most expensive clergy abuse case had settled, a new legal quarrel is brewing over a Los Angeles County judge's authority to enforce key parts of the agreement.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Nearly a year after it appeared the nation's most expensive clergy abuse case had settled, a new legal quarrel is brewing over a Los Angeles County judge's authority to enforce key parts of the agreement.

The fight erupted when plaintiffs' lawyers asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias to appoint a new referee to review priests' personnel files after the retired judge...

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