Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid wave of potential lawsuits – Washington Post

Facing a wave of lawsuits over allegations of sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy. The long-anticipated Chapter 11 filing will allow the Boy Scouts to keep operating as it reorganizes its finances and handles claims from hundreds of potential victims. It will also give alleged victims a limited amount of…

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits

The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, according to a court document filed in Delaware bankruptcy court early Tuesday. The youth organization, which celebrated its 110th anniversary February 8, listed liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million, but $50,000 or less in assets. The bankruptcy filing comes at a time when the…

Second alleged sex crimes victim sues Fresno Catholic Diocese over decades-old claims

The Diocese of Fresno faces a second lawsuit in less than a month filed under the state’s New Child Victims Act. The suit accuses Father Miguel Flores of sexual abuse claims of which he was acquitted after a criminal trial in 2002. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court also names as defendants…

Boy Scouts face a ‘flood of litigation’ over child sexual abuse

Boy Scouts of America faces mounting legal liability as lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by leaders and volunteers continue to roll in, thanks in part to loosening statutes of limitations across the country. Today, lawyers with Abused in Scouting filed suit in Washington, D.C., on behalf of eight men who say they were abused as kids by Scout leaders and volunteers. The District…

Boy Scouts Tap Outsider CEO to Navigate Legal Crisis

The Boy Scouts of America hired a former energy executive as CEO, reaching for an external leader as the group struggles to attract a new generation of youth and navigate a wave of sex-abuse lawsuits.

Coaching Legends Were Accused of Abuse. Will Someone Finally Pay?

To this day, Mr. Holmes said in an interview arranged by two of his lawyers, Michael G. Dowd and Paul Mones, he associates specific places and smells with Mr. Lorch.

Legal Reckoning: New Abuse Suits Could Cost Catholic Church Over $4B

Said Los Angeles lawyer Paul Mones, who has won tens of millions in sex abuse cases against the church going back to the 1980s: “The zeitgeist is completely unfavorable to the Catholic Church.”

Sexual Abuse Case Filed Against Kern High School District

Read about the case filed with the Taylor Ring Law Firm on 1/29/19 against the Kern High School District on behalf of a former student who was sexually abused by his assistant principal. A former Highland High School student is suing the Kern High School District and former Assistant Principal Mark Weir, claiming Weir sexually…