Class Suit By Alleged Clergy Abuse Victims Dismissed For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (September 30, 2022, 8:33 AM EDT) -- FOLEY SQUARE, N.Y. — A federal court in New York lacks jurisdiction over a putative class complaint by 30 alleged victims of childhood clergy sexual abuse under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), a federal judge ruled, granting a motion to dismiss filed by the Holy See....