The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

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  1. November 28, 2023

    NY Parishes Protected While Ch. 11 Mediation Proceeds

    A New York bankruptcy judge vowed Tuesday to preserve legal protections for the nondebtor parishes of the bankrupt Diocese of Buffalo, New York, saying sexual abuse claimants would be barred from pursuing legal action against them while mediation continues this week.

  2. October 16, 2023

    Buffalo Diocese Creditors Push For Insurance Info In Ch. 11

    The official committee of unsecured creditors of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo told a New York bankruptcy judge Monday that an examination of the debtor's insurers is necessary to move the Chapter 11 case forward after more than three years.

  3. September 21, 2023

    Buffalo Diocese Creditors Seek Insurance Co. Records

    The unsecured creditors in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo's Chapter 11 case asked a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday for permission to subpoena insurance companies for decades-old policy information the diocese says it can't find itself.

  4. September 11, 2023

    NY Diocese Wants Atty Sanctioned For Violating Ch. 11 Stay

    The Diocese of Buffalo has asked a New York federal bankruptcy judge to sanction a Brooklyn-based lawyer for allegedly violating an automatic stay order in the organization's Chapter 11 case by continuing to prosecute a sex abuse lawsuit in state court.

  5. November 08, 2022

    Buffalo Diocese Gets OK To Join Boy Scout Settlement

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed the Diocese of Buffalo to join the sexual abuse claims settlement for diocese-sponsored Boy Scout troops in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan.