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.
September 22, 2021
Tort claimants and insurers told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday that the Boy Scouts of America have failed to adequately explain multiple parts of its proposed Chapter 11 plan, including nearly $1.4 billion in recent settlements and how troop sponsors will be treated.
September 21, 2021
A Delaware bankruptcy judge opened a Tuesday hearing on the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 disclosure statement by denying tort claimants' and insurance carriers' request for more time to study settlements the organization reached last week.
September 14, 2021
Hartford Financial Services Group announced Tuesday that the insurance company has upped its proposed payout from $650 million to $787 million to resolve sexual abuse claims in Delaware bankruptcy court related to the Boy Scouts of America child abuse scandal.
August 23, 2021
A coalition of lawyers for alleged Boy Scouts victims of sexual abuse have urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to order Century Insurance and Chubb Group to provide records on former affiliate policies and abilities to meet a $1.3 billion possible payout.
August 19, 2021
A Delaware bankruptcy judge allowed the Boy Scouts of America to move ahead Thursday with an $850 million piece of a restructuring agreement aimed at resolving tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims, while leaving unsettled a dispute over a major insurer's proposed $650 million payout cap.
August 17, 2021
A troop of insurers challenged on Tuesday timetables and disclosures for confirmation of a Boy Scouts of America Chapter 11 reorganization in Delaware, saying current plans for the massively complex case are outdated, premature and unrealistic.
August 16, 2021
An insurance company attorney warned Monday that the Boy Scouts of America's current Delaware bankruptcy plan threatens to produce a multibillion-dollar Chapter 11 insolvency while also upending decades of precedent on fiduciary duties and debtor escapes from contracts.