Boy Scouts of America

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Case Number:

1:20-bk-10343

Court:

Delaware

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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.
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.
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.
October 03, 2023
Judge Won't Hit Pause On Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan

A Delaware federal judge declined three renewed bids by abuse claimants and non-settling insurers to halt the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan Tuesday, even as the trustee administrating the $2.5 billion settlement fund asked for a deadline extension to file a claim for compensation.
September 26, 2023
Lawyers Filing Boy Scout Claims Must Add Personal Vow

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a measure requiring lawyers to attest that they personally do not know of any additional documents that support clients' claims that they were sexually abused as Boy Scouts.
September 12, 2023
Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Trust Asks To Bar State Insurance Suit

The settlement trust created under the confirmed Chapter 11 plan of the Boy Scouts of America told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday that an abuse claimant's state court suit against a pair of the Scouts' insurers should be barred because it runs afoul of the injunction in the plan.
April 19, 2023
Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan In Effect After 3rd Circ. Rejects Stay

The Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan went into effect Wednesday after the Third Circuit denied motions from dissenting groups of insurance providers and sexual abuse claimants to stay the plan pending their appeals.
April 14, 2023
Boy Scouts Victims Say They've Reached Ch. 11 Fee Deal

The Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice said Friday that it has reached a consensus on its proposal to get its fees paid in Boys Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case, arguing that the coalition played a key role in reaching the restructuring plan, which includes a $2.5 billion settlement.
April 03, 2023
Boy Scout Insurers Want Plan Stayed Amid 3rd Circ. Appeal

Insurers that contested the Chapter 11 plan of the Boy Scouts of America have filed a motion to stay the implementation of the plan, which calls for the creation of a $2.5 billion settlement fund for 82,000 victims of childhood sexual abuse, saying they should have a chance to appeal to the Third Circuit before the plan goes into effect.
March 28, 2023
Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Upheld On Appeal

A Delaware federal judge upheld the Chapter 11 plan of the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday, saying he found no fault with a bankruptcy court's order channeling more than 82,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse to a $2.5 billion settlement trust, and that the appealing insurance companies had not shown any clear error in the plan's confirmation.

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