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February 16th, 2009 - Attorney Irwin Zalkin talks with Channel 6 News about the San Diego Diocese Releasing files of Priests Accused of Molestation - Video on upper right. Also see SAN DIEGO KUSI.

National & Local Press

SNAP 10/9/04 - An explanation of Clergy Abuse litigation in CA
MSNBC 2/22/07 - Baptists urged to root out molesters
NEWS 8 7/26/07 - S.D. Catholics ask judge to intervene
NY Times 09/08/07 - S.D. Settles $200 Million
NC Times 09/08/07 - Diocese to Settle suites for $198M
NC Times 7/17/07 - Attorneys for church victims debate

Press Releases

SAN DIEGO DIOCESE HAS INTENTIONALLY MANIPULATED ACCOUNTS
NEARLY $200 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT REACHED
THE LOS ANGELES ARCHDIOCESE HAS REACHED A SETTLEMENT
RESPONSE TO ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO’S
RESPONSE TO ROMAN CATHOLIC BANKRUPTCY
SAN DIEGO REACHES SETTLEMENT

Magazine

OPEN SECRET - BY ZALKIN
California Lawyer 10/07 - An Unholy Dispute
San Diego Lawyer 11/07 - The Court & the Diocese
Consumer Attorneys 02/08/08 - Hon. Louise DeCari Adler Trial judges of the year
San Diego Magazine 07/07 - God, Incorporated

LA Times

LA Times 02/20/07 - Diocese threatens bankruptcy
LA Times 02/28/07 - Diocese's bankruptcy filing put suits on hold
LA Times 03/26/07 - Catholic Doctrine is cited
LA Times 09/08/07 - Abuse Claims are settled for $198M
LA Times 10/8/07 - Churchgoers' help sought in abuse payouts
LA Times 7/17/07 - Legal and Moral Cloud still shadows Mahony

San Diego Union Tribune

SD Union Tribune 11/12/03 - 3 decades later, no day in court
SD Union Tribune 1/13/04 - Diocese to fight class action filing
SD Union Tribune 12/8/07 - Judge determines, seals allocations
SD Union Tribune 2/23/04 - Diocese hit with 99 abuse suits last year
SD Union Tribune 3/16/07 - Legal fight over diocese assets
SD Union Tribune 4/21/07 - Diocese in turmoil
SD Union Tribune 4/7/07 - Still more bad Faith
SD Union Tribune 5/6/05 - Attorneys press for sex-abuse trials
SD Union Tribune 8/1/07 - Parishes withheld millions
SD Union Tribune 8/27/06 - Diocese's lawyers ask judge to make names public
SD Union Tribune 02/19/07 - Catholic diocese weights bankruptcy
SD Union Tribune 09/08/07 - Settled: $198 million
SD Union Tribune 09/09/07 - Frustration, then relief as to sides stuck deal
SD Union Tribune 10/16/07 - Brom asks Catholics to help pay settlement

$660,000,000 Clergy Abuse settlement - Los Angeles, CA:
Irwin Zalkin was one of the lead trial lawyers and part of the trial team prepared to commence a 14 victim trial against the Archbishop of Los Angeles on the day a global settlement was reached in the amount of $660,000,000.

$198,500,000 Clergy Abuse settlement - San Diego, CA:
Irwin Zalkin was appointed Mediation Liaison Counsel by a U.S. Magistrate Judge on behalf of over 144 victims of sexual abuse against the Bishop of San Diego resulting in a nearly $200,000,000 settlement.

$100,000,000 Clergy Abuse settlement - Orange County, CA:

Irwin Zalkin was part of the team of lawyers representing survivors who negotiated the first $100,000,000 settlement in the country involving sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy.

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