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Join NCBJ for the next Behind the Bench: Special Edition: Challenges Courts Face in Diocese Cases

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 1 p.m. Eastern

For years, the Catholic Church has dealt with mass tort liability for, among other things, sexual abuse by priests. Nearly fifty Catholic organizations have now filed for relief in bankruptcy. This panel of experts will discuss the unique issues that arise in diocese chapter 11 cases and the challenges that such cases present to the courts.

Varinder P. Singh, Otterbourg, P.C., will moderate this panel featuring Corinne Ball (Jones Day), Hon. Martin Glenn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Hon. Meredith S. Grabill, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Hon. Jerrold Poslusny (Bankr. D. N.J.), United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey

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