Just a guess

We'll have to see what the parameters of this announcement are, but it appears that Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has had enough:

Attorney Jeff Anderson and officials from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Sunday that they would unveil a “historic child protection action plan” at a news conference Monday, but sources told the Star Tribune the plan is part of a deal to settle the suit filed against the Archdiocese and the Diocese of Winona.

The agreement, including undisclosed financial terms, is to be presented to Ramsey County District Court Judge John Van de North Monday morning, before the 1 p.m. news conference.

“This will be the first time in 30 years Anderson has stood with archdiocese officials to work in cooperation for child protection,” said a news release from Anderson’s office Sunday.

Neither Anderson nor Archdiocese officials would provided any further details on the child-protection plan or proposed settlement Sunday.

My guess is that the real reason for the settlement is that Anderson has essentially bled the Archdiocese dry and he's going to be moving on to other opportunities. Unfortunately, there are a lot of them. And if he's looking for a new vein to mine, he could try some of the leads here.