Boy Scouts of America

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Case Number:

1:20-bk-10343

Court:

Delaware

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July 02, 2024
Purdue Sets Stage For Boy Scouts Equitable Mootness Fight

After the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last week in the Purdue Pharma case, the Boy Scouts' bankruptcy plan is back in focus before a federal appeals court, potentially reigniting a heated debate over equitable mootness, a doctrine courts have long used as grounds to avoid reopening and tinkering with already-consummated bankruptcy plans.
March 28, 2024
Boy Scouts Trustee Appeals To Block $120M Insurer Suit

The former bankruptcy judge overseeing Boy Scouts of America's $2.4 billion childhood sexual abuse settlement trust has informed Delaware's bankruptcy court she's appealing its decision allowing a former Boy Scout to continue suing Liberty Mutual and other insurers in Missouri to collect a $120 million judgment against his ex-scoutmaster.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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