A hearing was held last Monday for a Christian County, Mo., judge to hear summary judgment arguments from attorneys in the Logan Yandell v. Kanakuk lawsuit. Yandell is suing Kanakuk Kamps and relevant entities — including ACE American Insurance Co….
Motions to dismiss conspiracy charges in Yandell v. Kanakuk denied
Motions filed by defendants Kanakuk and ACE American Insurance Co. to dismiss a recent amendment to Logan Yandell’s lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamps for civil conspiracy have been denied. Yandell’s lawsuit alleges the defendants committed fraud against him by failing to…
Yandell v. Kanakuk lawsuit amended to include civil conspiracy claims
Logan Yandell’s lawsuit alleging misdeeds by Kanakuk Kamps and other relevant entities, including ACE American Insurance Co., has been amended to include civil conspiracy claims. Count 1 of the lawsuit outlines the ways leadership at the two companies allegedly committed…
New legislation in Arkansas and Missouri aims to expand statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse
Last week, lawmakers in Arkansas and Missouri presented new legislation aiming to expand and eliminate the statute of limitations in childhood sexual abuse cases. Passed in 2021 in Arkansas, the Justice for Vulnerable Victims of Sexual Abuse Act temporarily changed…
ACE American Insurance Co. denies allegations in Kanakuk’s recent cross claim
ACE American Insurance Co. is denying allegations made against them by Kanakuk Kamps in an October cross claim for contract breach and failure to defend the camp as their client in the lawsuit brought against them by Logan Yandell last…
Kanakuk Kamps sues ACE American Insurance Co. amid sexual abuse lawsuit
Kanakuk Kamps is suing ACE American Insurance Co. for “breach of contract and fiduciary duty” and “bad faith refusal” to defend the company in the lawsuit brought against Kanakuk by Logan Yandell last November. Kanakuk alleges ACE withheld pertinent information…
Fraud case against Kanakuk may proceed
A fraud lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamps may proceed, despite the objections of the Missouri camp and its leader, a county court ruled April 25. Kanakuk Heritage Inc., Kanakuk Ministries, and Kanakuk CEO Joe White had asked the Taney County Circuit…
Pedophilia at Kanakuk: Power, lies and evangelical values that cover up abuse
Sometimes ministers and church volunteers make mistakes. Usually, these can be corrected, and the adults who made them can learn how to be better and continue their ministry. As many evangelicals proudly assert, forgiveness and reconciliation are important in the…