1.   One sexual abuse lawsuit against Smith has been dismissed in Pierce County, Wash., Superior Court.

2.   Sipe, who has served as an expert witness for alleged victims in dozens of sexual abuse lawsuits, said the investigators asked questions in a similar vein.

3.   The archdiocese was involved in a sexual abuse lawsuit in Orange County, and the national scandal was unfolding at the time.

4.   The lawyer also noted that a clergy sexual abuse lawsuit has never been presented to a Massachusetts jury.

5.   Weinberg said Lowinger has two other sexual abuse lawsuits still pending against him that are due to go to trial later this year.

6.   AP reporters across the country interviewed lawyers and reviewed court documents last week to count the number of abuse lawsuits across the nation.

7.   His comments are being used in a sex abuse lawsuit that names all U.S. bishops as defendants.

8.   In the past, the church has settled some sex abuse lawsuits with payments on the condition that victims not talk about the case.

9.   On Thursday, a sexual abuse lawsuit was filed in Fayette County Circuit Court against the Covington and Lexington dioceses.