Boy Scouts of America

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Case Number:

1:20-bk-10343

Court:

Delaware

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  1. November 29, 2021

    Judge Unsure About Letter As Fix For Boy Scout Email Row

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge questioned Monday whether she had the authority to order a pair of feuding law firms in the Boy Scouts of America's case to send a joint letter as a proposed fix to an explosive email that stoked fears the vote on a Chapter 11 plan had been tainted.

  2. November 24, 2021

    Count Misdirected Ch. 11 Plan Votes, Boy Scout Claimants Say

    A pair of law firms representing clients with sexual abuse claims in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case have asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reinstate 4,600 bankruptcy plan ballots canceled because of a mailing error.

  3. November 19, 2021

    Pachulski Founder Takes Reins After Scouts Ch. 11 Email Row

    Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP co-founder Richard M. Pachulski stepped in Friday as lead counsel for a key committee in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11, days after accusations that a member of the firm had collaborated on an email sent to thousands of sexual abuse claimants, which a Delaware bankruptcy judge worried could taint voting on the Chapter 11 plan.

  4. November 17, 2021

    Pachulski Atty Accused Of Helping Taint Scouts' Ch. 11 Vote

    The Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday accused a tort committee attorney from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP of actively collaborating on an inflammatory letter to sexual abuse survivors that raised concerns last week from a Delaware bankruptcy judge that a Chapter 11 vote could be tainted.

  5. November 10, 2021

    Boy Scouts Judge Worried Rogue Email Tainted Ch. 11 Vote

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Wednesday she was concerned the creditor vote on the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan may have been tainted by an attorney's email sent to sexual abuse claimants from the official Tort Claimants Committee account the debtor said was "inflammatory, derogatory, false and misleading."

  6. October 28, 2021

    Boy Scouts Say State Insurance Suits Should Stay On Hold

    The Boy Scouts of America asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday to reject a call by insurance carriers to unpause a pair of state coverage actions, saying it would be a needless distraction at a crucial juncture in its Chapter 11 case.

  7. October 19, 2021

    Boy Scouts Judge Mulls If Mediation Talks Shielded In Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday told parties in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case that she would delay ruling on whether to shield mediation communications from discovery while she wrestled with the "square peg, round hole" problem it presented.

  8. October 18, 2021

    Boy Scouts Will Create Board Seat For An Abuse Survivor

    A group representing Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse claimants announced Monday that the organization has agreed to create a seat for an abuse survivor on its national executive board after its Chapter 11 reorganization is finished.

  9. September 30, 2021

    Boy Scouts Get OK To Send Ch. 11 Plan For Vote

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge gave the Boy Scouts of America the go-ahead Thursday to let creditors proceed with voting on the group's plan to exit bankruptcy through the creation of a nearly $1.9 billion fund to settle sexual abuse claims.

  10. September 29, 2021

    Boy Scouts Claimants' Atty Fees Will Get Separate Look

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge told lawyers representing sexual abuse claimants in the Boy Scouts' Chapter 11 case Wednesday that she will take a separate look at their fees request, and will require that ballots submitted on behalf of their clients contain information about which ones were contacted and how they voted.

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