Howard v. American National Fire Insurance

Decided 2010-08-11

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Opinion SEPULVEDA, J. James Howard, a young man molested as a child by a Catholic priest, sued the bishop who retained the priest in the diocese. A jury found the bishop liable for negligent retention, and the court entered judgment in the amount of $5.5 million; $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $3 milli…

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