A majority of the suits against the Diocese were filed in the wake of Assembly Bill 218, which suspended the statute of limitations for civil suits based on child sexual abuse.
The Diocese of Oakland announced Monday morning that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it faces more than 330 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse.
"After careful consideration of the various alternatives for providing just compensation to innocent people who were harmed, we believe this process is the best way to ensure a fair and equitable outcome for survivors," Bishop Michael C. Barber said in a statement. Jason Amala, an attorney with PVCA Law who has represented victims of child sexual abuse in California, said"powerful institutions like the Diocese of Oakland must take responsibility for allowing countless children in its care to be abused by its priests, teachers, and other employees."
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