Posts by Corney

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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six

by Corney in

new cases:.

diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.

tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.

Corney

7. K. G. v. SPEONK CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al [re-filed]

20. SHJUAN GRANT v. KINGDOM HALL-JEHOVA'S WITNESS et al

21. J. B. v. INTERLAKEN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al

22. JENNIFER BANLAKI v. KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al

23. Andre Dejesus v. THE GOVERNING BODY OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al

24. Jane Doe v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al

25. JENNIFER HINGLE v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC. et al

26. Jane Doe 1 et al v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.,, 100 Watchtower Drive, Patterson, NY 12563 et al

27. Denise Jackson v. Central Riverside Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses et al

28. Deborah Hines v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York et al

29. Susan D Wright et al v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of NY et al

So, the two-year look-back window has expired, and nearly 0.3% of all CVA cases have been filed against Watchtower.

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2021-JW's accused of selling off assets and moving cash to avoid sex abuse compensation.

by Atlantis in

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2021-jehovah’s witnesses accused of selling off assetsand moving cash to avoid sex abuse compensation.. .

some of the folks here might want this article.

those young folks over there are really working overtime to assist the authorities.

Corney

Bobcat, the "investigation" turned out to be a total hoax, so the News Corp apparently had to delete it and to apologize to the org.

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Australia - Selling Off Assets

by Pants of Righteousness in

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this article seems to confirm what we already knew:.

https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-selling-off-assets-and-moving-cash-to-avoid-sex-abuse-compensation-ng-08ffe6d55e293182580d9e34b4400088?transactionid=72145.

Corney

Apology to Jehovah’s Witnesses
In June 2020 News Corp Australia published a report about the religious organisation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses have claimed the report contained allegations about the organisation that were false and defamatory. News Corp Australia apologises to Jehovah’s Witnesses for any damage or loss that may have been caused by the article.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/apology-to-jehovahs-witnesses/news-story/77b722c86a19ffe227e1ed27348f2eff

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/apology-to-jehovahs-witnesses/news-story/77b722c86a19ffe227e1ed27348f2eff

Well, I said you so...

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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six

by Corney in

new cases:.

diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.

tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.

Corney

18. Diane Brandon v. Fairport Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Fairport, New York et al

19. Santos Soto v. Yonkers Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Yonkers, New York et al

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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six

by Corney in

new cases:.

diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.

tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.

Corney

13. SWKI 1 DOE v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania et al

14. E. G. v. CONEY ISLAND CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES et al

15. S. V. v. Kingdom Hall Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses et al

16. M. E. v. DUTCHESS COUNTY et al

17. WESTON COOTE v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. et al

Meanwhile, eight weeks (57 or 58 days) remain before the end of the CVA litigation "look-back" window, and the total number of cases filed so far (against all defendants, primarily Catholic Church and Boy Scouts) is approximately 6,000.

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Unnoticed 2018 merger in Qubec

by Corney in

three years ago, on september 1 - 4, 2018, watch tower society of quebec (la tour de garde, société de bibles et de traités du québec), finalised its merger ("voluntary amlgamation") with "123 incorporated congregations of jehovah's witnesses in quebec," with kingdom halls owned by these incorporated congregations (total book value - ca$114,390,856, or 92 million usd) becoming assets of the society.

quebec congregations continue to exist as unincorporated associations and registered charities, while wt quebec only "manages, maintains and constructs" khs ("in cooperation with" wt canada and jw congregation support (formerly regional building committee)) and appoints certain elders to officiate marriages in the province.. sources: .

https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplybscsrch .

Corney

Three years ago, on September 1 - 4, 2018, Watch Tower Society of Quebec (La Tour de Garde, Société de Bibles et de Traités du Québec), finalised its merger ("voluntary amlgamation") with "123 incorporated congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Quebec," with Kingdom Halls owned by these incorporated congregations (total book value - CA$114,390,856, or 92 million USD) becoming assets of the Society. Quebec congregations continue to exist as unincorporated associations and registered charities, while WT Quebec only "manages, maintains and constructs" KHs ("in cooperation with" WT Canada and JW Congregation Support (formerly Regional Building Committee)) and appoints certain elders to officiate marriages in the province.

Sources:

https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch

http://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca/en/

(search term: "La Tour de Garde")

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Why did Lloyd Evans say in one of his latest video

by mickbobcat in

so i was watching an evans video he just put out where he was interviewing a man about how the cult treated his daughter who was rapped as a criminal.

the man said his wife's first experience with an apostate site was here.

i could tell by the look on his face he did not like that site and then could not help himself and said that he could not recommend going to this site.

Corney

I'm not his fan, but I think Lloyd's faults pale in comparison to those of people like Jason Wynne and Steven Unthank.

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2021-June-Announcements And Reminders!

by Atlantis in

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donations to support theocratic activities.

2021-june-s-147-announcements and reminders.

zipped folder.

Corney

FedUpJW: is your comment intended to be a satire? Because it definitely looks like a parody.

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Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

by Corney in

a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

Corney

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Utah unanimously returned that case to the district court for reconsideration in light of recent SCOTUS jurisprudence. The Court found how to avoid the burden of ruling on tough issues - it overturned the dismissal of the lawsuit on a narrow ground and invited lower courts to deal with First Amendment questions again. A narrow decision for the plaintiff is almost exactly what I wished, even though it's disappointing to see it took five years just to find that another set of proceedings is needed.

https://twitter.com/GeorgetownICAP/status/1400799437740548099

https://www.leagle.com/decision/inutco20210603g53

¶26 Although the conclusion reached by the district court and the court of appeals may ultimately prove to be the correct one, we note that in reaching that conclusion both courts relied on the excessive entanglement test established in Lemon. But as we have noted, Lemon has been overtaken by more recent Supreme Court cases. Because the district court applied the excessive entanglement test from Lemon instead of the approach followed in these more recent cases, we vacate the district court‘s decision and remand for any additional proceedings necessary to adequately conduct the Supreme Court‘s current approach to the Establishment Clause. {We note that two of these recent Supreme Court cases (Am.Legion, 139 S. Ct. 2067, and Our Lady of Guadalupe, 140 S. Ct. 2049) were issued after the district court and the court of appeals issued their decisions in this case. So, in vacating the district court‘s order, we are in no way criticizing the district court or the court of appeals for failing to follow the approach identified in those cases.}
¶28 Because the district court relied on the test established in Lemon v. Kurtzman—a test that has recently been displaced by the Supreme Court—we vacate the court‘s decision and remand for additional proceedings. On remand, the district court should look to our history, tradition, and precedent to identify core Establishment Clause principles that may be applied to the facts of this case. {We regret that we cannot, at this stage in the litigation, provide the district court with more guidance regarding the application of such a broad standard. But because the standard is so broad and could potentially implicate so many factors, principles, historical practices, and facts, we conclude that it would be better to allow the district court to address this standard in the first instance in response to a renewed motion by one of the parties, should one be filed.}

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WT intervenes in Ethiopian Church case before Supreme Court of Canada to defend 2018 precedent re excommunication

by Corney in

two and a half years ago, the supreme court of canada has ruled unanimously in highwood congregation of jehovah’s witnesses (judicial committee) v. wall that membership decisions of religious associations are not reviewable or justiciable by courts, absent an underlying legal right.

multiple religious and religiously-affiliated organizations (catholic, protestant, mormon, sikh, muslim) and secular advocacy groups (like canadian constitution foundation and british columbia civil liberties association) intervened in that important case, all - if i remember it correctly - supporting the position of the org.

that mostly correct judgment has been widely accepted by lawyers, scholars and courts.

Corney

The case was decided yesterday, and the Court unanimously (again) affirmed the Wall judgment and ruled (judgment, semi-official plain English summary) that written constitution and bylaws of a voluntary association don't constitute by themselves a legally enforceable contract unless there is "an objective intention to enter into legal relations." Which is in accordance with common sense and constitutional principles.