November 19, 2021
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.
November 17, 2021
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.
November 10, 2021
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."
October 28, 2021
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.
October 19, 2021
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.
October 18, 2021
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.
September 30, 2021
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.
September 29, 2021
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.
September 28, 2021
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday set the hearing to approve the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan for the end of January, saying while the timeline is tighter than some creditors wanted, the case needs to get moving to keep the organization afloat.
September 23, 2021
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday told law firms representing sexual abuse claimants in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case that they can file collective ballots on behalf of their clients on the organization's bankruptcy plan.