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Read MoreJudge rejects Diocese motion to dismiss claims of abuse
In two alleged child sex abuse cases, John Doe 1K and John Doe 2K v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, NC, and John Doe and The Estate of Vincent Cook v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, NC, the Diocese had argued to the Court that the claims of three plaintiffs should be dismissed, and not allowed togo any further. The Mecklenburg County judge responsible for the case conducted a hearing. On July 13, the judge denied the motion and ordered that all three cases could proceed, on one issue, the statute of limitations. If the plaintiffs win on that issue, they can then proceed to...
Read MoreJudge denies motion of Charlotte Diocese to dismiss sex abuse complaint
On February 10, 2012, Superior Court Judge Lane Williamson denied the motion of the Charlotte Catholic Diocese to dismiss the Complaint filed by attorneys Leto Copeley of Copeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC and Seth Langsen on behalf of a plaintiff who alleges he was abused between the ages of 14 and 16 by Father Richard Farwell. The plaintiff alleges that the Diocese knew about Farwell’s potential for abuse and covered it up. The Diocese asked the Court to dismiss all of plaintiff’s nine claims for relief; the Court allowed eight of the claims to go forward, including claims...
Read MoreLeto Copeley files suit for two plaintiffs, alleging cover up by Charlotte Diocese of sexual abuse by priests
Leto Copeley, along with Seth Langson of Charlotte, filed suit today in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against the Charlotte Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, on behalf of John Doe 1K and John Doe 2K, on grounds that they were sexually abused as children by Father Joseph Kelleher. The suit states claims of constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent hiring, supervision, and retention, and infliction of emotional distress. The suit alleges that John Doe 1K was abused at Our Lady of the Annunciation in Albemarle, when he was 14, and that John Doe 2K was abused when he was 13...
Read MoreSuit filed against Charlotte Chiropractor
Leto Copeley, along with co-counsel Seth H. Langson of Charlotte, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a female patient against a chiropractor and his clinic. The lawsuit alleges that the chiropractor touched the woman in a sexually inappropriate manner, after he asked her to come to his office after hours for a special treatment session. In the complaint the attorneys contend that the chiropractor’s actions violate the standard of care for chiropractors.
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