NY Archdiocese Moves to Avoid Sharing Mediation Info With Chubb

The Archdiocese of New York is asking a state judge to review a decision by a referee handling discovery in its dispute with Chubb Ltd. ordering the church to disclose information from its confidential global settlement negotiations with sexual abuse victims.

“Chubb has no right to seek information regarding the confidential Global Mediation given its efforts to renege on its duty to defend, its filing the instant declaratory judgment action seeking to avoid its coverage obligations and recoup defense fees it has paid towards the CVA actions, its antagonistic posture in this litigation, and its efforts to sabotage its own ...