Twin Cities Archdiocese bankruptcy drags on, legal cost exceed $17 million

Meanwhile, legal costs keep climbing. Recent documents show they now exceed $17 million, or nearly as much as the archdiocese's entire operating budget for last year.

Fees for victims' attorneys, which typically consume one third of a settlement, could run $30 million to $40 million, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel wrote in a recent memorandum.

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