The Hartford and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have agreed to pay a combined $1 billion into a settlement fund as part of an agreement to resolve thousands of child sexual abuse allegations against the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow the group to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings caused by the massive litigation.…
A California jury has awarded $26.5 million to a woman who says she developed mesothelioma due to the presence of asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder products.…
An $850 million agreement to settle tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims leveled at the Boy Scouts of America has been granted approval by a federal bankruptcy judge.…
A news report warns Johnson & Johnson may break off its talcum powder business into a separate company which will file bankruptcy, in order to shield the parent company from massive liability costs linked to cancer and asbestos lawsuits.…
The Boy Scouts of America has offered an $850 million settlement to resolve tens of thousands of claims of child sexual abuse.…
The Boy Scouts have offered to pay $300 million to resolve nearly 90,000 claims of sexual abuse by members over the decades.…
More than 90,000 child sexual abuse complaints were filed against the Boy Scouts of America by a November 16 filing deadline set by the organization’s bankruptcy proceedings.…
An upcoming study anticipates the Boy Scouts of America will face about 50,000 child sex abuse lawsuits before a deadline to file cases next month as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.…
The Boy Scouts have launched an ad campaign to inform victims of sexual abuse by its members of a compensation fund.…
Parties have agreed to a November 16 cutoff date for sexual abuse lawsuits filed against the Boy Scouts of America, which has gone into bankruptcy under the weight of child sex assault claims.…
