A federal judge has ruled in favor of an insurance company for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that challenged whether it was liable for the church's handling of child sexual abuse cases, The Associated Press reported on Friday. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa said that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan Kelley erred earlier this year when she refused to let OneBeacon Insurance Co. pursue the liability question with the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He sent the case back to bankruptcy court for further action. However, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the ruling may be moot. Church spokesman Jerry Topczewski said that OneBeacon has negotiated a tentative settlement with the archdiocese.
