Buffalo Diocese Says It Needs Opt-Out Ch. 11 Releases

By Rick Archer ( January 9, 2026, 5:52 PM EST) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo on Friday told a New York bankruptcy judge that a U.S. Trustee's Office proposal that it be required to obtain affirmative consent for claims releases in its Chapter 11 plan would doom more than $200 million in settlements....

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