09/17/2020
CLASS NOTICE
TO ALL PERSONS WHO PAID MONEY FOR INTERMENT SERVICES AT A ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES CEMETERY AND YOUR CONTRACT CONTAINED A LINE ITEM CHARGE FOR “CARE AND MAINTENANCE”: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of a pending Class Action in Los Angeles Superior Court captioned Howard v. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Case No BC655179 regarding the following Class:
All persons and their successors in interest who paid money for interment services pursuant to the SUBJECT CONTRACTS, which is a defined term. The term “SUBJECT CONTRACTS” is defined as any agreement for interment services at Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles cemeteries that includes a discrete charge for “care and maintenance.”
The lawsuit alleges that, starting in 1992, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles engaged in deceptive and unfair business practices by charging a line item in burial contracts for Archdiocese of Los Angeles Cemeteries for “Care and Maintenance” when, in reality, the money could be used for other purposes and some of the money was used to settle claims brought by victims of sexual abuse. Plaintiff alleges that this conduct violated California law and that the class members are entitled to restitution of the money paid for "Care and Maintenance" and injunctive relief for the violations. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has denied any wrongdoing. The Court has not decided whether the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles did anything wrong, and the case is currently scheduled to go to trial. There is no money available now and no guarantee that there will be. However, your rights are affected, and you must make a choice in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Class Notice.
For important information regarding the case, you should view the entire Class Notice at www.spencerlaw.net/archdioceseclassaction or you may call the attorneys representing the class: The Spencer Law Firm at (949) 240-8595, Lakeshore Law Center at (714) 854-7205 or The Law Offices of Scott Schutzman at (714) 374-0099. There are pending legal deadlines, so you should follow these instructions as soon as possible.
Jeffrey Spencer founded the Spencer Law Firm in 2000 with the goal of helping individuals who need legal representation in complex litigation against large corporations and insurance companies.
