Turner v. Roman Catholic Diocese

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• holding negligence claim does not violate First Amendment because the standard of care is measured by secular legal standards, not canon law
• noting common law establishes the scope of the duty and a church’s duty to protect minors from sexual abuse is not different from the duty owed by other institutions to which the common law applies
• issue of whether plaintiff was on inquiry notice of Diocese’s potential liability of church leadership was issue for the jury

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