National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh PA et al. v. Boy Scouts of America & Delaware BSA LLC

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. July 25, 2023

    Insurers Ask 3rd Circ. To Modify Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan

    Insurers that objected to the Chapter 11 plan of the Boy Scouts of America told the Third Circuit that the plan that created a $2.5 billion settlement trust for hundreds of sexual abuse claimants must be modified, arguing that the plan impermissibly alters the carriers' contractual rights.

  4. 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.

  5. April 11, 2023

    Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Won't Pause During 3rd Circ. Appeal

    A Delaware federal judge ruled Tuesday not to prevent Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan from going forward, saying opponents have not shown their appeals to the Third Circuit will succeed or that they will be harmed if the restructuring continues.

  6. April 07, 2023

    Boy Scouts Of America Says Stay Would Endanger Ch. 11 Plan

    The Boy Scouts of America is asking a Delaware federal judge not to pause the implementation of its Chapter 11 plan while objectors file appeals, saying a delay would endanger recoveries to sexual abuse survivors and the organization as a whole.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. March 15, 2023

    Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Objectors Slam $4M Funding Bid

    Insurers and victims groups challenging the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan are balking at its proposal to spend nearly $4 million on a settlement trust while their appeal at U.S. District Court is still pending, and are asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to deny the request.

  10. February 10, 2023

    Claimants Say Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Releases Aren't Justified

    Sex abuse claimants appealing the Boy Scouts' Chapter 11 plan told a Delaware federal judge Friday that the release of claims against non-debtor third-parties should not have been approved because abuse survivors didn't have their claims paid in full.