Victims move to throw out Baltimore Archdiocese bankruptcy case if church gets charitable immunity

Key Takeaways:

Victims’ committee filed a motion to dismiss the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case if charitable immunity is upheld.

The church argues insurers, not church assets, should pay survivor settlements.

Over 900 abuse survivors allege the bankruptcy was filed in bad faith.

A three-day trial on charitable immunity is scheduled for December.

Saying the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore is hiding behind the bankruptcy process and retraumatizing victims of child sexual abuse , the committee representing victims on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss the case if a judge grants the church charitable immunity.

The contingent motion to dismiss comes in response to the archdiocese’s attempt to use the doctrine of charitable immunity — which holds that donors expect their money