Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
| State | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
 | National, Regional Denominational Agencies Not Legally Responsible for Child’s Brain Damage Incurred at Affiliated Church
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities |
 | Clarifying When Churches Are and Aren’t Liable for the Actions of Volunteers
| Denominations - Legal Liability |
 | Former Scout Leader Sued for Molestation
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Church Not Responsible for Rape of Teenage Girl by Camp Worker
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Personal Injuries on Church Property or During Church Activities; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Boy Scouts Had Legal Duty to Disclose Molestation
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Court Applies "Ministerial Exception" to Church Discrimination Case
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Liability for Retirement Fund Losses
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Retirement Plans |
 | Can a Denomination Be Held Responsible for a Pastor's Sexual Misconduct?
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Termination of Free Counseling for an Abuse Victim
| Denominations - Legal Liability |
| Legal Liability When a Pension Plan Fails
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Retirement Plans |
| Vicarious Liability
| Denominations - Legal Liability |
| Ascending Liability Claims
| Denominations - Legal Liability |
 | Fiduciary Duty and Legal Liability
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Fiduciary Duty |
 | YMCA Ordered to Pay "Future Mental Anguish Damages"
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Employer Not Liable for Man's Rape of Coworker
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Reporting Sexual Misconduct to Future Employers
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Evidence of Subsequent Corrective Action
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
 | Youth Pastor Jailed for Sexual Misconduct
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Evidence; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
| Defenses to Discrimination Lawsuits
| Clergy - Removal; Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices |
| Sexual Harassment Suit Proceeds Against Local Church, but Not Denomination
| Denominations - Legal Liability; Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment |
