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• $2.4B Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Settlement for Child Sexual Abuse Claims Upheld by Federal Judge

  April 3, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved a $2.46 billion Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement agreement over the objections of some of the organization's insurers.

• Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Payouts Could Cost Pennsylvania Schools Billions if Statute of Limitations Laws Lifted, Report Claims

  January 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A report by a Conservatie think tank predicts a proposed Pennsylvania law to allow adult child sex abuse victims to file claims regardless of how long has passed will result in billions of dollars in legal costs for the state's public schools.

• Court Approves $2.5B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement Fund

  September 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.5 billion settlement fund which will resolve most Boy Scouts of America child sex abuse lawsuits.

• Key Points of Boy Scout Sex Abuse Bankruptcy Settlement Plan Approved by Judge

  August 8, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved key provisions of a $2.3 billion Boy Scouts child sex abuse bankruptcy settlement plan and expects final approval in the coming weeks.

• U.S. Trustee Questions Proposed Boy Scout Sex Abuse Settlement

  March 3, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  While gaining support from a victim's representative committee, the Boy Scouts' proposed sexual abuse settlement agreement is facing increased scrutiny from a federal bankruptcy watchdog.

• Boy Scouts’ Proposed Settlement of $2.7B Fails to Receive Support From Sex Abuse Survivors

  January 6, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A $2.7 billion settlement agreement to resolve decades of child sexual abuse claims leveled at the Boy Scouts of America is in jeopardy after too few plaintiffs voted in favor of the deal.

• Boy Scouts reach $1B Settlement Agreement With Victims’ Groups, Insurers

  September 16, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Buffalo Diocese Clergy Abuse Lawsuits Accuse 230 Priests In Western New York

  August 27, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Hundreds of Catholic priests are named in child sexual abuse lawsuits filed in western New York over the last two years, according to a new report.

• Judge Approves $850M Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Lawsuit Settlement

  August 26, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Boy Scouts Settlement for Sex Abuse Claims to Result in $850M Compensation Fund

  July 2, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The Boy Scouts of America has offered an $850 million settlement to resolve tens of thousands of claims of child sexual abuse.