In an Oct. 7, 2024, decision and order, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul R. Warren dismissed on its merits the Continental Insurance Company’s adversary proceeding against the Diocese of Rochester for breach of contract and denied the insurer’s application for an administrative expense claim. Warren also ordered further in-person mediation among representatives of Continental, which also is known as CNA; members of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents abuse claimants; the committee’s counsel; and state court attorneys representing multiple abuse clients. In a bench trial before Warren July 29-30, CNA argued that the diocese was legally bound by an...