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  Comparative Table of Selected Settlements

Settlement Year Priests
Settlement Amount (thousands)
Number of Victims
Estimated
Legal Fees
Net Amount
Per Victim
(thousands)
LA CA (DiMaria) 2001 1 (Harris), no conviction
$5,200
1
40%
$3,120
Oklahoma City OK 2002 1 (Rapp), 40 years in prison
$5,000
1
40%
$3,000
Dallas TX [a] 1998 1 (Kos), life in jail
$23,400
5
40%
$2,808
Stockton CA [b] 1998 1 (O'Grady), 14 years in prison
$7,650
2
40%
$2,295
Los Gatos CA 2002 4 Jesuits
$7,500
2
40%
$2,250
San Bernardino CA 2003 1 (Ball)
$4,200
2
40%
$1,260
LA CA 2002 1 (Hagenbach)
$1,500
1
40%
$900
Tucson AZ 2002 4 priests
$14,000
11
40%
$764
Orange CA 2004 31 priests, 10 lay personnel, 2 nuns and 1 religious brother
$100,000
91
40%
$659
Boston MA
(BC High)
2003 2 (Talbot, McManus)
$5,800
15
40%
$232
Providence RI [c] 2002 10 priests, 1 nun
$13,500
36
40%
$225
Davenport IA 2004 5 priests
$9,000
37
40%
$146
Boston MA - Lawyers' Top 2003 140 priests, 2 others
$120,000
542
40%
$133
Boston MA - Lawyers' Bottom 2003 140 priests, 2 others
$90,000
542
40%
$100
Boston MA - Final Offer 2003 140 priests, 2 others
$85,000
552
40%
$92
Boston MA - 2nd Offer 2003 140 priests, 2 others
$65,000
542
40%
$72
Boston MA 2002 1 (Geoghan), 9-10 years in prison
$10,000
86
40%
$70
Louisville KY [c] 2003 34 priests and 5 workers
$27,000
243
40%
$67
Boston MA - 1st Offer 2003 140 priests, 2 others
$55,000
542
40%
$61
Manchester NH [d] 2003 28 priests, 3 others
$15,500
176
40%
$53
Fall River MA [e] 1992 1 (Porter), 18-20 years in prison
$8,000
101
40%
$48
 

[a] original jury award on 7/23/97 was $119.6 million
[b] original jury award on 7/16/98 was $30 million
[c] 40% fees are actual
[d] priest count is for 11/26/02 settlement; amount and victim count are 5/22/03 aggregates
[e] original 12/3/92 settlement involved 68 victims, but others subsequently joined

Source: Boston Globe, August 9, 2003; other news sources.

 
 

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