IN RE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO

BK 20-10322 CLB AP 20-01009 CLB, AP 21-01001 CLB.

634 B.R. 839 (2021)

IN RE The DIOCESE OF BUFFALO, N.Y., Debtor. The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., et al., Plaintiff, v. The Continental Insurance Company, et al., Defendants. All Saints Roman Catholic Church Society of Buffalo, et al., Plaintiff, v. 21st Century Premier Insurance Company, et al., Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York.

Signed December 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Stephen A. Donato, Esq. , Charles J. Sullivan, Esq. , Brian J. Butler, Esq. , Grayson T. Walter, Esq. , Jeffrey D. Eaton, Esq. , of counsel, One Lincoln Center, Syracuse, New York 13202-1355, Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

Blank Rome LLP, James R. Murray, Esq. , of counsel, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

Goldberg Segalla LLP, Jonathan Schapp, Esq. , Jeffrey L. Kingsley, Esq. , Adam R. Durst, Esq. , of counsel, 665 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203, Attorneys for Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company, Nationwide Insurance Company of America and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

Goldberg Segalla LLP, Sharon Angelino, Esq. , of counsel, 665 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203, Attorneys for QBE Insurance Corporation.

Carlton Fields PA, Robert W. DiUbaldo, Esq. , Michael D. Margulies, Esq. , David L. Gay, Esq. , Nora A. Valenza-Frost, Esq. , of counsel, 405 Lexington Avenue, Ste 36th Floor, New York, New York 10174, Attorneys for National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA.

Barclay Damon, LLP, Jeffrey A. Dove, Esq. , Kevin D. Szczepanski, Esq. , of counsel, 125 East Jefferson Street, Syracuse, New York 13202, Attorneys for National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA.

Shipman & Goodwin LLP, James Pio Ruggeri, Esq. , of counsel, 1875 K Street NW, Ste 600, Washington, District of Columbia 20006, Attorneys for The Continental Insurance Company.

Coughlin Duffy LLP, William Corbett, Jr., Esq. , of counsel, 350 Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07962, Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York.

Gibbons P.C., Robert Malone, Esq. , of counsel, One Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102, Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York.

Rivkin Radler LLP, Peter P. McNamara, Esq. , of counsel, 926 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.

Clyde & Co LLP, Marianne May, Esq. , of counsel, 200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932, Attorneys for Century Indemnity Company and ACE Property & Casualty Insurance Company.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP, William Carson, Esq. , of counsel, 1330 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036, Attorneys for American Guarantee and Liability Company.

Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP, Tanya Mascarich, Esq. , of counsel, 350 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07962, Attorneys for Arrowood Indemnity Company.

Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP, Michael S. Davis, Esq. , of counsel, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, Attorneys for Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Company.

Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, Karen M. Dixon, Esq. , of counsel, 353 North Clark Street, Suite 3650, Chicago, Illinois 60654, Attorneys for Great American Insurance Company.

Johnson & Bell, Glen Fencl, Esq. , of counsel, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attorneys for the National Catholic Risk Retention Group.

Elsaesser Anderson, Chtd., J. Ford Elsaesser, Esq. , of counsel, 414 Church Street, Suite 201, P.O. Box 1049, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864, Attorneys for Parish Steering Committee.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Timothy P. Lyster, Esq. , of counsel, 1900 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604, Co-Counsel for Parish Steering Committee.

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, James I. Stang, Esq. , Ilan D. Scharf, Esq. , Iain Nasatir, Esq. , Brittany M. Michael, Esq. , of counsel, 780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC, Scott Bogucki, Esq. , of counsel, 43 Court Street, Suite 930, Buffalo, New York 14202, Co-Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Joseph W. Allen, Esq. , Olympic Towers, 300 Pearl Street, Suite 401, Buffalo, New York 14202, Assistant U.S. Trustee.

Kevin T. Stocker, Esq. , 2645 Sheridan Dr., Tonawanda, New York, 14150, Attorney for 22 Abuse Claimants.


DECISION & ORDER

The Diocese of Buffalo has moved to refer this Chapter 11 case and two related adversary proceedings to mandatory global mediation. The central issue is not whether some form of mediation is now appropriate, but the terms, conditions and limitations...

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