A proposed class action lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court alleges that the Archdiocese of New York deceived victims of sexual abuse into taking smaller sums than they were entitled to from a compensation fund set up before a change in state law that expanded statutes of limitation for abuse claims.

The suit was filed on Feb. 14 in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, the same day that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act, which starting in August opens a one-year window for victims of sexual abuse to file claims regardless of their age.