Boy Scouts of America

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Case Number:

1:20-bk-10343

Court:

Delaware

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  1. May 13, 2021

    Boy Scouts Insurer Says Sexual Abuse Ch. 11 Claims Tainted

    A Boy Scouts of America liability insurer has accused sexual abuse claimants' attorneys of herding unverified abuse claims into the organization's Chapter 11 by offering bonuses to workers who enroll claimants and pushing for payments to those who vote in favor of the Scouts' reorganization plan.

  2. April 30, 2021

    Boy Scouts Say Tort Claimants Can't Challenge $350M Note

    The Boy Scouts of America are asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to deny a request by tort claimants to allow them to try and recategorize $350 million in intercompany debt, saying they don't have any claims worth pursuing.

  3. April 16, 2021

    Hartford Cuts $650M Deal To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims

    Hartford Financial Services Group announced Friday that the insurance company has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve sexual abuse claims in Delaware bankruptcy court related to the Boy Scouts of America scandal.

  4. April 14, 2021

    Abuse Claimants Say Boy Scouts Not Disclosing All Assets

    A pair of childhood sexual abuse claimants objected to the Chapter 11 plan documents of the Boy Scouts of America Tuesday, saying they don't adequately disclose the value of assets held by local scouting councils that would be the source of recovery for abuse victims absent a Chapter 11 plan settlement.

  5. April 12, 2021

    Boy Scouts To File New Ch. 11 Docs With Two Plan Options

    Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Monday that they would be filing a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization by Tuesday after a mediation session failed to generate a global resolution to the case, saying the plan will still allow for a broad settlement while also providing a track for a straight restructuring.

  6. April 02, 2021

    Victims Group Seeks End To Boy Scouts' Del. Ch. 11 Control

    A sexual abuse victims committee urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge late Thursday to end the Boy Scouts of America's exclusive Chapter 11 control, saying the Scouts had proposed an unconfirmable plan that falls far short of a committee settlement offer based on a "conservative" $102 billion in abuse claims.

  7. March 25, 2021

    Abuse Claimants Say Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Key Data

    A group of sexual abuse claimants in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 told the Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday the Scouts' proposed reorganization plan lacks key details, including which local councils will be released from liability.