LDS Church abuse

New federal cases per week

Not tracked for this tort, because its cases are not centralized in one federal court.

What changed

• Jul 31, 2025
  Case event
  The Arizona Court of Appeals revived a closely watched failure-to-report lawsuit against the Church, allowing it to proceed and sending the clergy-penitent privilege question back toward trial. The Church has said it intends to seek review by the Arizona Supreme Court.

  kjzz.org
• Apr 3, 2025
  Case event
  The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order denying transfer, concluding that centralization was not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses or the just and efficient conduct of the litigation. The cases involve different alleged abusers, locations, decades, and Church policies. There is no federal MDL and no class action. The abuse cases continue as separate lawsuits in the courts where they were filed.

  aboutlawsuits.com
• Jan 1, 2020
  Case event
  California's lookback window under Assembly Bill 218 ran from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and allowed previously time-barred childhood sexual abuse claims to be filed. It has closed. It is part of why many of these cases were filed in California. Outside a lookback window, California allows childhood sexual abuse claims until the survivor turns 40 or within five years of discovering that an injury was caused by the abuse, whichever is later. Deadlines differ in every state.

  openclassactions.com