March 03, 2022
The Boy Scouts of America Thursday defended the third-party releases in its newest proposed Chapter 11 plan, saying they are allowed under the law and necessary to provide the maximum recovery possible to sexual abuse victims.
February 25, 2022
The U.S. Trustee's Office on Friday lodged more objections to the latest version of the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan, taking issue with the organization's $2 million deal resolving accusations that a Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP attorney was involved in an inflammatory email to sexual abuse victims.
February 24, 2022
A Delaware bankruptcy judge called on Thursday an impasse in the selection of a Chapter 11 settlement trustee to oversee $2 billion in abuse claimant recoveries in the plan of the Boy Scouts of America "embarrassing," saying the failure to gain consensus casts serious doubts on the viability of the plan.
February 18, 2022
The Boy Scouts of America told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday that the organization had reached a $2 million deal with Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP to settle accusations a member of the law firm was involved in an inflammatory email to sexual abuse victims.
February 11, 2022
Confirmation of the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan will start two weeks later than originally scheduled after several insurers, chartered organizations and the U.S. Trustee's Office demanded more information on a new deal that won support of sexual abuse survivors.
February 10, 2022
The mediator appointed to facilitate negotiations among the bankrupt Boy Scouts of America, its insurers and sex abuse claimants announced a deal among the parties early Thursday that will result in critical support for the $2.7 billion Chapter 11 plan trust from groups representing most of the abuse survivors.
February 08, 2022
Significant participants in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy case in Delaware have objected to its proposed Chapter 11 plan, with the U.S. Trustee's Office and groups of sex abuse claimants saying the plan's third-party releases render it unconfirmable.
February 07, 2022
The Girl Scouts of America has told a Delaware bankruptcy judge that the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan is fatally unfair, saying it's facing at least a 30% haircut on its trademark claims against the Boy Scouts when similar creditors would get paid in full.
February 03, 2022
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a number of discovery requests by and aimed at a committee of Roman Catholic organizations involved in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case, while saying questions remain about whom the group represents.
February 01, 2022
The Boy Scouts of America, its insurers and an ad hoc committee of Roman Catholic organizations faced off Tuesday before a Delaware bankruptcy judge on both discovery issues and who the committee is supposed to represent.