A class action lawsuit has been filed in the scandal over the Catholic Church, and two Beaumont law firms are heavily involved.
The suit was filed in the D.C. Federal Court against the U.S. conference of Catholic Bishops and the Holy See Nov. 14 on behalf of six individuals.
Weller, Green, Toups and Terrell and the Coffman Law Firm are two of the firms heading up the suit for six people.
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Those plaintiffs said they were made victims of "endemic and pervasive rape and sexual abuse" by Catholic Church leaders.
A New York City law firm is also involved in the case.
