These are the figures that the judge fixed instead of making the WT comply by providing figures which would only lead to stalling and in-fighting between attorneys. Plaintiff's attorney offered what he knew to be a realistic figure for Watchtower of NY, based on what the Brooklyn real estate experts said the property in Brooklyn was worth - One Billion. How the judge came up with the figure of 30 million, I don't know, but apparently the plaintiff's attorney provided input from what info. he could gather. Rather than see a delay, the judge decided to offer these figures and WT accepted. I was told that the figure used for WT's cash is not a figure that came from WT's income statements. (You know that would never happen.) Although I'm sure that I'm correct about the judge fixing the figures, always remember that my info is only as good as the information I get.
AndersonsInfo
JoinedPosts by AndersonsInfo
-
10
Watchtower ASSETS OFFICIAL
by trailerfitter injust did some digging!
i found a document of declaration to the assest of the washtowel bt$ they have $30 million is cash and approx $1 billion in assets..... .
damned if i can paste an image of it though.... .
-
-
-
42
Excellent news article re Candace Conti's abuse, not for the sensitive or tender-hearted
by yesidid inhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/15/bauq1p2ph2.dtl.
sadly there are details which may make you heave or want to commit violence..
-
-
AndersonsInfo
I reported that yesterday Candace had a press conference at the attorney's office. Correction: She had five telephone conference calls with important media.
If you would like to hear an interview with Candace and her attorney, they were on KGO in San Francisco at 5 PM Pacific time yesterday.
I've heard that AP has picked up the story but haven't seen the proof. Please let us know if you have seen any articles through AP.
When I saw that USA carried the story, I knew that the ball is now rolling.
-
97
Greetings from Candace Conti
by AndersonsInfo incandace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support.
this really means a lot to her.
she wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the wt.
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Candace read your posts last night and was overwhelmed with emotion. She said, "thank you, thank you."
-
97
Greetings from Candace Conti
by AndersonsInfo incandace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support.
this really means a lot to her.
she wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the wt.
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Rick Simons: Office - 510-582-1080 Ext. 19; [email protected]
-
42
Excellent news article re Candace Conti's abuse, not for the sensitive or tender-hearted
by yesidid inhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/15/bauq1p2ph2.dtl.
sadly there are details which may make you heave or want to commit violence..
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Candace attended a press conference yesterday morning at her attorney's office. That conference generated this very significant and far-reaching San Francisco Chronicle article on page A - 1. Can't get better than that for the area. Slowly as the word gets out, we will see other important newspapers carrying the story. I understand that an article appeared yesterday in the L. A. area. and someone promised to forward it to me.
-
97
Greetings from Candace Conti
by AndersonsInfo incandace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support.
this really means a lot to her.
she wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the wt.
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Candace asked me to tell you thank you for all your kind expressions of support. This really means a lot to her. She wants you to know that she is coping well with all the stress and excitement, even though she's had years of anger and frustration because of being abused for so long, first by the molester, and then by the WT. She said she slept well last night although the past two days caused her much anxiety, but she felt comfort from the thought that there were so many people that really care about her and are showing it in so many wonderful ways.
Barbara
-
12
Verdicts for $28,000,001 against Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
by Marvin Shilmer inverdicts for $28,000,001 against watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc.. .
today i added a new article to my blog with downloadable image files of the two verdicts against the watchtower organization in the case of jane doe v. watchtower et al.
my article is titled verdicts for $28,000,001 against watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. and is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2012/06/verdicts-for-28000001-against.html.
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Paralip: I asked that question too. I was told, yes, the judge approved the punitive damages.
-
16
Here's the updated (3:20 p.m. ET) MSNBC article quoting Candace Conti
by AndersonsInfo injehovah's witnesses ordered to pay more than $20 million to woman who said she was sexually abused.
by james eng, msnbc.com.
updated at 3:20 p.m. et: in what both sides described as a momentous ruling, a jury in oakland, calif., has found that jehovahs witnesses was partly responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of a girl by one of its members and must pay her more than $20 million.. the alameda county superior court jury on thursday awarded $21 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, who is now 26 years old.
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Jehovah's Witnesses ordered to pay more than $20 million to woman who said she was sexually abused
By James Eng, msnbc.com
Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET: In what both sides described as a momentous ruling, a jury in Oakland, Calif., has found that Jehovah’s Witnesses was partly responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of a girl by one of its members and must pay her more than $20 million.
The Alameda County Superior Court jury on Thursday awarded $21 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, who is now 26 years old. That was on top of the $7 million in compensatory damages it awarded her on Wednesday.
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ legal entity, is responsible for the entire punitive damages amount and 40 percent of the compensatory damages, said Rick Simons, attorney for the plaintiff. Sixty percent of the compensatory damages was assessed against Jonathan Kendrick, the man accused of abusing her.
Candace Conti sued Watchtower, the Fremont, Calif., congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Kendrick in 2011. It’s msnbc.com’s policy not to identify victims of sexual abuse, but Conti agreed to be identified so that any other victims would feel they could come forward too.
"The ultimate goal of the lawsuit was to have a change in policy, to be able to ID these people, child molesters, to the congregation to protect children," Conti told msnbc.com. "Secondarily, to have silent ones come forward and tell their stories and to bring to light that overall issue of violence and the hush-hush policy."
Both her parents were Watchtower congregation members at the time of the abuse, she said.
"I was trying to be the best Jehovah’s Witness I could be at that time," she told msnbc.com.
Jim McCabe, attorney for the Fremont congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, said that he was “stunned” by the verdict and would appeal.
“This is the first case I know of where a church has been hit with liability involving a rank-and-file member,” he told msnbc.com.
“Mr. Simons has his twist on the facts and we will see how a court of appeals views the trial court rulings and the evidence,” McCabe said.
The jury found that the elders who managed the Fremont congregation in the 1990s and who were under the supervision of Watchtower knew that Kendrick, a member, had recently been convicted of the sexual abuse of another child, but they kept his past record secret from the congregation, said Simons.
Kendrick went on to molest the plaintiff, who was a Jehovah's Witness member in Fremont, over a two-year period beginning when she was 9 years old, the lawsuit contended.
Kendrick was eventually convicted in 2004 of the sexual abuse of another girl, and is now a registered sex offender in California, Simons said. He has not been criminally charged with abusing the plaintiff, but Simons said the case is under investigation by law enforcement.
Kendrick was not in court for the trial and msnbc.com could not immediately find a contact number for him.
The California sex offender registry lists two convictions for him: lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age and sexual battery involving a restrained person.
The lawsuit alleged that Watchtower had a policy that instructed elders in its Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations to keep reports of child sex abusers within the religious group secret to avoid lawsuits.
“The verdict is significant because the policy of hiding sex abusers within the congregation was out in this case,” Simons said.
He also said the judgment was “one of the largest in the country for a child sex abuse single victim in a religious institution molestation case.”
Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian denomination noted for its nontraditional interpretation of the Bible. Members are best known for their door-to-door preaching, distributing literature such as The Watchtower and Awake! magazines.
Conti filed the lawsuit after trying, without success, to get Jehovah’s Witnesses in Southern California and in Fremont to change the secrecy policy, Simons said.
“There was no settlement demand from her because she felt the only way to expose this policy and make it change was to bring this case to trial and make it public,” he said.
“The money is the only way left for her to force Jehovah’s Witnesses to stop keep hiding known sex offenders within their congregation.”
McCabe denied Jehovah’s Witnesses has a secrecy policy concerning child sex abuse. He called the verdict "unprecedented."
“We’re stunned by the verdict. We hate child abuse and everything to do with it.”
McCabe said he was not aware of any other case in which a religious organization has been found liable for wrongdoing by a member who was not in an official position of responsibility.
“We’ve got a long ways to go yet before this one is resolved,” he said of the planned appeal.
-
16
More exposure: JW lawsuit makes front page of www.msn.com
by sir82 insee this:.
http://www.msn.com/.
middle of page, under "editor's picks".. not sure how long it will last there, but it is there now!.
-
-
-
16
More exposure: JW lawsuit makes front page of www.msn.com
by sir82 insee this:.
http://www.msn.com/.
middle of page, under "editor's picks".. not sure how long it will last there, but it is there now!.
-
-
AndersonsInfo
Couldn't find it but here's another one, but this MSNBC article quotes Candace so it's been updated.