Supreme Court Pauses Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan

By Hilary Russ · February 16, 2024, 1:20 PM EST

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday amid a dispute over nonconsensual, third-party liability waivers included in its reorganization plan, prompting the $2.5...

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Bankruptcy Scorecard

Summary

The Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 in February 2020, as it faced more than a thousand claims of sexual abuse.

Case Number

1:20-bk-10343

Judge

Laurie Selber Silverstein

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$2.4 billion settlement reached to pay sex abuse claims, funded by the Scouts, its local councils and charter organizations and settling insurers.

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Case Information

Case Title

Lujan Claimants, et al., Applicants v. Boy Scouts of America, et al.

Case Number

23A741

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3422 Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158

Date Filed

February 09, 2024

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