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

By Clara Geoghegan · February 6, 2024, 6:16 PM EST

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...

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Summary

The Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 in February 2020, as it faced more than a thousand claims of sexual abuse.

Case Number

1:20-bk-10343

Judge

Laurie Selber Silverstein

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$2.4 billion settlement reached to pay sex abuse claims, funded by the Scouts, its local councils and charter organizations and settling insurers.

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Case Title

Boy Scouts of America

Case Number

1:20-bk-10343

Court

Delaware

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

February 18, 2020

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