Boy Scouts of America

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Case Number:

1:20-bk-10343

Court:

Delaware

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  1. March 15, 2024

    Judge Voids Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Ballots For Likely Forgery

    Three Chapter 11 plan ballots that opted for a quicker but smaller settlement payout in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy should be tossed, a Delaware bankruptcy judge has ruled, finding they were likely forged.

  2. March 12, 2024

    Ex-Boy Scout Can Seek $120M Award From Insurers

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge has ruled that a former Boy Scout can keep suing the organization's insurers to collect a $120 million abuse judgment against his ex-Scoutmaster, even though the court entered an injunction barring similar lawsuits.

  3. March 08, 2024

    Catholic Group Gets $2M Fee Award In Boy Scouts' Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday awarded an ad hoc group of Roman Catholic organizations just over $2 million in legal fees and expenses in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case, saying it had made a substantial contribution to the group's bankruptcy plan.

  4. February 06, 2024

    Boy Scout Victims Can't Redo Box Check Mistake, Court Says

    A group of childhood sexual abuse survivors who say they inadvertently elected for a quicker but smaller claims pay out from the Boy Scouts of America can't reverse their selection, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled, saying the motions to revise their ballots is a request to modify a confirmed Chapter 11 plan.

  5. December 18, 2023

    Boy Scouts Victims Group's Attys Appeal Denial Of $21M Fees

    The ad hoc Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice on Monday continued to pursue its $21 million request for fees in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case, filing a notice that it was appealing a Delaware bankruptcy judge's decision to nix its fees.

  6. December 06, 2023

    Boy Scouts Victim Group's Firms Can't Get Fees, Judge Rules

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge has declined to approve the ad hoc Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice's $21 million request for fees in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case, ruling that while it played a major role in the restructuring, it fell short of the requirements set by the bankruptcy code.

  7. November 20, 2023

    Boy Scouts Claim Changes Raise 'Excusable Neglect' Rule

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday grappled with whether — and how — to correct mistakes made by hundreds of sexual abuse survivors in their claims against the Boy Scouts of America, as they now seek to change their choice from a quick $3,500 payout to a longer process potentially worth millions of dollars.

  8. November 17, 2023

    Boy Scouts' Victims To Plead For Redo On Box-Check Mistake

    In court papers, "Claimant J.D." says he still suffers as a result of the horrific sexual abuse he endured 40 years ago. On Monday, he could learn whether he stands to recover potentially millions of dollars — or just $3,500 — on his claim against the Boy Scouts of America, when a Delaware judge hears arguments that he and scores of other men inadvertently checked off the wrong box on a form two years ago.

  9. October 18, 2023

    $224M Final Fees Awarded In Boy Scouts' Lengthy Ch. 11

    The Delaware bankruptcy judge overseeing the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 has granted final approval for $224 million of professional fees and expenses in the case, which has spanned more than three and a half years — including $71 million for debtors' counsel White & Case LLP.

  10. October 05, 2023

    Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Counsel Defend $148M In Fee Applications

    Law firms that represented the Boy Scouts of America and other parties in the organization's Chapter 11 case defended their final application for payment of $148.3 million in professional fees Thursday in Delaware, saying work questioned by the Office of the U.S. Trustee was reasonably expected to help the bankruptcy plan process.