In February of 2020, The Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a response to declining membership and increasing numbers of child sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1920s. There are now more than 84,000 sexual abuse claims by victims who were abused as minors by Boy Scouts of America staff…
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Fee applications in Boy Scouts bankruptcy exceed $100M; judge calls total ‘staggering’
The court overseeing the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case has appointed an examiner to review fees that have become a point of contention. Professional and attorney fee applications filed with the court exceed $100 million, and the total could reach $150 million by August, according to the New York Times. The total includes fees sought…
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Boy Scouts of America sex abuse survivors claim censorship, object to bankruptcy exit plans
Paul Mones quoted in the USA Today article. More than a year into the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy proceedings, frustration is at a boiling point for sex abuse survivors who say the nonprofit organization is doing little to put forth meaningful reparations for their trauma.
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‘Staggering’ Legal Fees in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case
Read Paul’s comments on the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy in this New York Times article.
As the Boy Scouts of America goes through a contentious bankruptcy, dozens of lawyers are working on the case. Many are charging more than $1,000 an hour.
The Hartford agrees to pay $650M in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
“It’s outrageous…. Their real liability is in the billions of dollars,” said Paul Mones, who represents hundreds of abuse victims, including members of the official tort claimants committee that is charged with acting as a fiduciary for abuse victims in the bankruptcy. This is just business as usual for the Boy Scouts — paying lip service to their supposed understanding and concern for their horrific legacy of sex abuse … but not doing anything substantive,” Mones added.
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Boy Scouts offer abuse victims $6,000 under bankruptcy plan
Boy Scouts of America is proposing to pay roughly $220 million toward a trust to compensate tens of thousands of former members who say they were abused during their time as scouts. That amounts to about $6,000 per victim, a sum deemed “woefully inadequate” by a committee that represents survivors. Lawyers for the former scouts…
Continue reading…Boy Scouts propose more than $300 million, Norman Rockwell paintings to settle sex abuse claims
The Boy Scouts of America, struggling to stay afloat while compensating tens of thousands of survivors of past sexual abuse, has pledged to provide a victims’ trust fund with at least $300 million from its local councils and proceeds from insurance policies and the sale of a collection of Norman Rockwell oil paintings. The offer was…
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Boy Scouts settlement offer slammed by survivors
Five years ago this month, Robb Lawson shared a secret he’d held for more than 30 years, a decision made in part to force accountability on those responsible for his anguish. A former Scoutmaster sexually abused him, he said. The Boy Scouts of America, facing nearly 90,000 such claims from former Boy Scouts across the country,…
Continue reading…Boy Scouts of America plan to exit bankruptcy would pay abuse survivors an average of $6,000 each; survivors object
Boy Scouts of America is proposing to pay roughly $220 million toward a trust to compensate tens of thousands of former members who say they were abused during their time as scouts, according to a statement from the committee that represents survivors in the case. Another $300 million may come from a voluntary contribution from local councils, the Boy…
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Boy Scouts propose local councils pay $300M for sex abuse suits as part of bankruptcy filing
DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts The plan was filed Monday in Delaware bankruptcy…
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