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April 2022: The MDL Paraquat class action judge will have a status conference on April 1st to review where the litigation is headed and how best to take the bellwether lawsuits forward for trial in November 2022. 44 new paraquat lawsuits have been added to the MDL in the last two weeks. At this pace, April 2022 will be the busiest month for new files yet. Last week, the parties filed their class-action bellwether picks with the Paraquat MDL judge. Those choices, however, have not been made public.
May 2022: In the last month, over 50 new cases have been added to the Paraquat Lawsuit Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). A group of six patients was recently selected by the Paraquat MDL court for the initial Paraquat Parkinson's disease bellwether trials. As a result, the first trial in November 2022 is approaching soon. The strategy is to select 16 paraquat claims from among the almost 1000 Parkinson's disease litigation claims filed. Following some limited fact discovery in these instances, paraquat attorneys on both sides submitted a preference list to the MDL court, ranking the 16 cases in order of priority. Attorneys for plaintiffs seek the finest facts for their clients, while defense attorneys want the worst. The judge whittled the list down to six Paraquat claims based on these rankings.
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We listen first—confidentially. Then we gather records, identify the responsible entities, file the lawsuit or bankruptcy proof of claim where appropriate, and advocate for full and fair compensation. Many cases resolve through settlement; others go to trial. Vermont courts and federal bankruptcy courts routinely allow measures to limit public disclosure of survivor names in sensitive matters. Throughout, you decide how much you participate and what details you share publicly. You are not alone—and you are not out of time in Vermont. Share your story in a confidential consultation to understand your options. Seek the justice and closure you deserve.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse deserve safety, justice, and a clear path forward. If you were abused by a Catholic priest, deacon, nun, or church worker in Vermont—no matter how long ago—you can still take action. Vermont law eliminates any civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse and applies this change retroactively, opening the courthouse doors for survivors whose claims were once time-barred.
In 2019, Vermont enacted Act 37 (H.330), which removed the filing deadline for civil lawsuits based on childhood sexual abuse and made that reform retroactive. That means you may file at any time, even if the abuse happened decades ago. For claims that were already expired as of June 30, 2019, an institution (like a diocese, parish, or religious order) can be held liable when its gross negligence contributed to the abuse. Effective date: July 1, 2019.
The Diocese of Burlington (which covers all of Vermont) publicly released the names of 40 clergy credibly accused of abuse since 1950, reflecting the scope of the crisis and the availability of evidence.
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Vermont juries and courts have repeatedly held the Diocese of Burlington accountable, and the diocese has also entered into major settlements with survivors.
In May 2008, a Vermont jury awarded $8.7 million to a former altar boy abused by a diocesan priest—then the largest clergy-abuse verdict in state history. The same year, another jury returned a $3.6 million verdict. In October 2009, a separate case resulted in a $2.2 million verdict.
In May 2010, the Diocese of Burlington agreed to pay $17.65 million to resolve 26 pending lawsuits; contemporaneous reporting placed the total payout above $20 million when combined with prior jury awards.
By December 2018, local reporting noted that the diocese had settled about 50 cases totaling more than $31 million, much of it funded by property sales and insurance. Additional local coverage in May 2025 referenced nearly $40 million total settlements over the past two decades.
