New York’s Archdiocese Agreed to Pay $800 Million. The Deal Is Not Signed.
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay $800 million to settle claims from some 1,300 people who say they were sexually abused by clergy members and lay workers. Archbishop Ronald Hicks said in an email to priests that the deal had not yet been signed, though an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys.
NPR reports that it is one of the largest settlements in the Catholic church related to sexual abuse claims. In 2024, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to a $880 million settlement with victims of sexual abuse by its clergy.
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The $800 million New York figure is still below the $880 million Los Angeles archdiocese settlement in 2024.
The unsigned status is the more important detail: until it is signed, this is an agreement, not a completed settlement.
Jeff Anderson, whose firm represents more than 250 plaintiffs, describes the settlement as finalized pending signed paperwork and says all plaintiffs have agreed.