Boy Scouts of America

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Case Number:

1:20-bk-10343

Court:

Delaware

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  1. October 18, 2021

    Boy Scouts Will Create Board Seat For An Abuse Survivor

    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.

  2. September 30, 2021

    Boy Scouts Get OK To Send Ch. 11 Plan For Vote

    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.

  3. September 29, 2021

    Boy Scouts Claimants' Atty Fees Will Get Separate Look

    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.

  4. September 28, 2021

    Boy Scouts' Chapter 11 Plan To Get January Hearing

    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.

  5. September 23, 2021

    Firms Can Send Group Votes On Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan

    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.

  6. September 22, 2021

    Claimants, Insurers Say Too Little Info On BSA Ch. 11 Plan

    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.

  7. September 21, 2021

    Del. Judge Rejects Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Disclosure Delay

    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.

  8. September 14, 2021

    Hartford Ups Offer To $787M To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims

    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.

  9. August 23, 2021

    Boy Scouts Victim Attys Seek Probe Of $1.3B Insurer Liability

    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.

  10. August 19, 2021

    Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Judge OKs $850M Victims Settlement Pool

    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.