Boy Scouts of America

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1:20-bk-10343

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Delaware

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March 22, 2022
Expert Says Most Claims Worthless Outside Of Scouts Ch. 11

A sex abuse claim valuation expert called to testify by the Boy Scouts of America told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday that most of the 82,000 claims filed in the organization's Chapter 11 case would be essentially worthless in the tort system but will still receive compensation under the bankruptcy plan.
March 21, 2022
Boy Scouts Expert Backs Up $250M Ch. 11 Deal With Mormons

A sex abuse claim valuation expert testified Monday in the ongoing Chapter 11 confirmation trial of the Boy Scouts of America, supporting a $250 million settlement the organization reached last year with entities associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, once the largest bloc of Scouting groups in the country.
March 18, 2022
Boy Scouts Reach Ch. 11 Deal With Roman Catholic Groups

The Boy Scouts of America announced a Chapter 11 settlement with an ad hoc group of Roman Catholic entities Friday, telling a Delaware bankruptcy judge that the deal resolves the group's objections to the debtor's proposed plan to deal with thousands of childhood sexual abuse claims.
March 17, 2022
Abuse Claimants Rep Says Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Brings Closure

A member of the committee appointed to represent the interests of sex abuse claimants in the Chapter 11 case of the Boy Scouts of America told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday that he believes the proposed $2.7 billion settlement fund is the best option for survivors to get recoveries and closure.
March 16, 2022
Scouts Say Ch. 11 Trust's Rules Mirror Abuse Tort System

A witness for the Boy Scouts of America testified during the organization's Chapter 11 confirmation trial Wednesday that the procedures to distribute $2.7 billion in settlement funds to sex abuse claimants were designed to closely mirror the rules for pursuing a claim in the tort system.
March 15, 2022
Boy Scouts Defense Lead Surprised By Abuse Claim Numbers

The attorney who coordinated the national defense strategy of the Boy Scouts of America before its bankruptcy testified Tuesday in Delaware bankruptcy court that he was surprised that more than 80,000 sex abuse claims were filed in the Chapter 11 case when only about 350 lawsuits had been filed prepetition.
March 14, 2022
Scouts Say Ch. 11 Releases Are Critical To Abuse Settlement

A witness called by the Boy Scouts of America during the first day of its Chapter 11 plan confirmation trial Monday in Delaware said the $2.7 billion settlement called for in the plan is only possible with the third-party releases of nondebtor entities in place.
March 08, 2022
Boy Scouts Judge Chews Out Bickering Attys As Trial Looms

At the final pretrial conference Monday before the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy plan confirmation trial next week, a Delaware bankruptcy judge admonished the organization and the objectors to its proposed Chapter 11 for repeatedly failing to meet court-imposed deadlines and not cooperating to streamline the trial.
March 03, 2022
Boy Scouts Defend 3rd-Party Releases In Ch. 11 Plan

The Boy Scouts of America Thursday defended the third-party releases in its newest proposed Chapter 11 plan, saying they are allowed under the law and necessary to provide the maximum recovery possible to sexual abuse victims.
February 25, 2022
US Trustee Has More Qualms With Boys Scouts Ch. 11 Plan

The U.S. Trustee's Office on Friday lodged more objections to the latest version of the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan, taking issue with the organization's $2 million deal resolving accusations that a Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP attorney was involved in an inflammatory email to sexual abuse victims.

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