The Committee is pleased to report that Judge Kinsella has entered her written order confirming the Diocese of Syracuse’s plan of reorganization (the “Plan”). Here’s what survivors can expect moving forward assuming that there is no appeal of the confirmation order:

• The Survivor settlement trust (the “Trust”) will be formed and the Trustee, D.W. Harrow and Associates, will take action to prepare the Trust to receive settlement payments from the Diocese, Diocese affiliates, and the insurance companies on the timelines set forth in the Plan and insurance settlement agreements.  This should occur before the end of 2025.
• The Survivor Claim Reviewer, Roger Kramer, will review survivor claims in accordance with the Plan and the Allocation Protocol.
• After the claim review process is completed and the Trust receives the settlement funds, the Trust will contact survivors or their attorneys regarding the process for distributing the settlement funds to survivors.
• Please note that November 9 is the deadline for claimants to supplement their claims.  If you have any additional information to support your claim, you may do so until November 9, 2025 by emailing any documents to Syracusesurvivorteam@stinson.com.  We will then get your supplemental materials to the claim reviewer.

While the Committee cannot identify the precise date that the settlement funds will be disbursed, it wants to emphasize its confidence that both the Trustee and Claim Reviewer, each of whom the Committee selected, will act with the utmost diligence and expedience to ensure that distributions can be made to survivors as soon as possible. The Committee recognizes that this has been a long and difficult process for all Survivors, and while there is still work to be completed, is happy to report that the end is in sight.

Please feel free to reach out to the Committee’s counsel at syracusesurvivorteam@stinson.com with any questions.